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cover 1840 W.H. Mason's "ASSESSES TAXES 10 PER CENT &C.&C.&C." caricature envelope, addressed to Storrington bearing 1840 1d. plate II, AJ, small part selvedge at top, margins other sides showing portions of two adjoining stamps, tied by fine light strike of the red Maltese Cross, the reverse with very fine "PETWORTH" double-arc datestamp of 28 July 1840; light crease or bend crosses adhesive but in no way detracts from this attractive and very rare envelope. Very few used examples of this caricature are known. R.P.S. Certificate (1985). Also an unused example of this envelope, upper flap missing and slight soiling. Photo for the first
cover 1840 W.H. Mason's "ASSESSES TAXES 10 PER CENT &C.&C.&C." caricature envelope, addressed to Storrington bearing 1840 1d. plate II, AJ, small part selvedge at top, margins other sides showing portions of two adjoining stamps, tied by fine light strike of the red Maltese Cross, the reverse with very fine "PETWORTH" double-arc datestamp of 28 July 1840; light crease or bend crosses adhesive but in no way detracts from this attractive and very rare envelope. Very few used examples of this caricature are known. R.P.S. Certificate (1985). Also an unused example of this envelope, upper flap missing and slight soiling. Photo for the first

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cover 1840 W.H. Mason's "ASSESSES TAXES 10 PER CENT &C.&C.&C." caricature envelope, addressed to Storrington bearing 1840 1d. plate II, AJ, small part selvedge at top, margins other sides showing portions of two adjoining stamps, tied by fine light strike of the red Maltese Cross, the reverse with very fine "PETWORTH" double-arc datestamp of 28 July 1840; light crease or bend crosses adhesive but in no way detracts from this attractive and very rare envelope. Very few used examples of this caricature are known. R.P.S. Certificate (1985). Also an unused example of this envelope, upper flap missing and slight soiling. Photo for the first