Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (£)
24 | Great Britain & British Empire
1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
May Dates
50004
F
1840 (May 6) 1d Mulready lettersheet to Bognor cancelled framed T.P./ Newport St, red Maltese Cross
at top, reverse with small circular evening code C cds of MY 6; some slight wear and ageing of little
significance, a rare example of a first day usage, as illustrated in Collect First Day Covers 1991 (page 17).
2’000 - 2’500
50005
F
1840 (May 5) Mulready 1d lettersheet, stereo A34, sent to Jersey with ‘’2’’ in manuscript in black for
postage due as the Mulready was not yet valid for postage, a fine backstamp of ‘’5 MY 1840’’ which
displays nicely on top backflap, a great rarity, this being the only known pre May 6th usage sent outside
the mainland; cert. BPA (1998) (S.G. from £25’000).
4’800 - 5’500