1854 FIRST OFFICIALLY PERFORATED ISSUE
'Sewing-Machine' Perforation
cover 1855 (7 Feb.) envelope to Gloucestershire bearing 1854 SC 16 1d., LA, a marginal example showing inscription, perforated 16 on three sides and unofficial 'sewing-machine' separation between stamp and margin, tied by fine "MANCHESTER" sideways duplex cancellation; some slight staining around the edges of the adhesive but still fine and most unusual. B.P.A. Certificate (1996). Photo
细节
cover 1855 (7 Feb.) envelope to Gloucestershire bearing 1854 SC 16 1d., LA, a marginal example showing inscription, perforated 16 on three sides and unofficial 'sewing-machine' separation between stamp and margin, tied by fine "MANCHESTER" sideways duplex cancellation; some slight staining around the edges of the adhesive but still fine and most unusual. B.P.A. Certificate (1996). Photo