Description
Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready lettersheet Forme 2 Stereo A18, SGME1.
Very fine used example sent from London to Yarmouth, cancelled by a london "PAID" Tombstone datestamp for JY.7.1840, with a second strike at right and a Torrington 2py P. Paid receiving office handstamp at left.
Some very minor peripheral faults nevertheless a very attractive and rare Mulready.
Provenance: Ex Yates & Grunin.
SG Catalogue Value: £12,000.
Accompanied with a 2011 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.