Auction UPA 96

Albert Smith's Overland Mail Advertising Env. 1851 1d Newcastle-Durham. A very fine used example of this tricky Printed Illustrated Advertising Envelope 'Mr ALBERT SMITH'S OVERLAND MAIL' franked with a four margin SG8 Die I Alphabet I tied by a fine strike of the Newcastle 545 sent to The College, Durham with fine dispatch and arrival marks MR 18th 1851. Rare. Part cut down (reduced) RPSL Cert of authenticity (Number 129045) status genuine Exhibition quality. Part cut down reduced, RPSL Cert (129045) states genuine. EXHIBITION QUALITY. (image available) {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,553.60)