Lot 640
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cover 4d. rose, watermark Large Garter, on entire to Bordeaux tied by fine strike of the London "13" numeral, showing orange-red "PD" in oval and Calais transit c.d.s. adjacent, the reverse with Lombard Street despatch datestamp for 12 January 1857 (thought to be the earliest known date of use for this issue); address panel with faint ink manuscript at bottom-right but not detracting. Fine. Photo
cover 4d. rose, watermark Large Garter, on entire to Bordeaux tied by fine strike of the London "13" numeral, showing orange-red "PD" in oval and Calais transit c.d.s. adjacent, the reverse with Lombard Street despatch datestamp for 12 January 1857 (thought to be the earliest known date of use for this issue); address panel with faint ink manuscript at bottom-right but not detracting. Fine. Photo

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cover 4d. rose, watermark Large Garter, on entire to Bordeaux tied by fine strike of the London "13" numeral, showing orange-red "PD" in oval and Calais transit c.d.s. adjacent, the reverse with Lombard Street despatch datestamp for 12 January 1857 (thought to be the earliest known date of use for this issue); address panel with faint ink manuscript at bottom-right but not detracting. Fine. Photo