cover 1844 (13 July) entire letter to near Bromsgrove, bearing 1841 1d. plate 44, NC, clear to large margins, tied by "348" numeral cancellation, showing superb strike of the straight-line "MISSENT TO" with "BIRMINGHAM" double-arc datestamp alongside; neat, clean and extremely attractive. Photo
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cover 1844 (13 July) entire letter to near Bromsgrove, bearing 1841 1d. plate 44, NC, clear to large margins, tied by "348" numeral cancellation, showing superb strike of the straight-line "MISSENT TO" with "BIRMINGHAM" double-arc datestamp alongside; neat, clean and extremely attractive. Photo

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cover 1844 (13 July) entire letter to near Bromsgrove, bearing 1841 1d. plate 44, NC, clear to large margins, tied by "348" numeral cancellation, showing superb strike of the straight-line "MISSENT TO" with "BIRMINGHAM" double-arc datestamp alongside; neat, clean and extremely attractive. Photo
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