Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 14, SG8.
An exceptionally fine entire letter bearing two pairs and two single examples lettered "CD-DD", "CE-CF", "DE" (used as a seal on reverse) and "DF".
The "CD" stamp is just touched at the upper left, otherwise all stamps with good to large margins.
The letter was used to pay the 6d prepaid packet letter rate, tied by black Maltese Crosses sent from Dublin to Lubeck Germany, rated “2" schillinge in red crayon for transit from Hamburg to Lubeck.
Datestamped on reverse for Dublin, London and Lubeck for "MY.27.1841-JU.4,1841".
An exceptionally rare six-times rate franking to an overseas destination.
