Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3

1855 (29 Nov.): Embossed 1 s. green, Die 2, with large margins all round, used on cover with full contents from London to Sing Sing, New York tied by London '17' numeral obliterator and by circular "AM PACKET / Dec 13 / PAID / 24" in red with '21 / CENTS' accountancy marking in red. London despatch datestamp (Nov 29) on reverse of a charming entire, very scarce so fine. Cert. Holcombe (1995).rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 91 (March 1996), lot 5216.