Uprated with 1840 Two Pence Blues
cover 1841 (14 Apr.), a96, addressed to New York, bearing 1840 2d. plate 1, RC-RF strip of four with margins virtually all round (RC and RF just clipped or clear) cancelled by strikes of the red Maltese Cross and tied by red "BOSTON/SHIP/MAY" c.d.s., rated in manuscript and showing Glasgow despatch backstamp; one stamp missing from the cover which has some faults and strengthened perimeter splits. B.P.A. Certificate (1996). Photo
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cover 1841 (14 Apr.), a96, addressed to New York, bearing 1840 2d. plate 1, RC-RF strip of four with margins virtually all round (RC and RF just clipped or clear) cancelled by strikes of the red Maltese Cross and tied by red "BOSTON/SHIP/MAY" c.d.s., rated in manuscript and showing Glasgow despatch backstamp; one stamp missing from the cover which has some faults and strengthened perimeter splits. B.P.A. Certificate (1996). Photo