Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1878: 1 d. red, plate 218, used on cover with 1880 1 d. venetian red, sent from Taunton, Devon to Chapel Cleeve (near Taunton), dated 13 March 1880, tied by the '776' Taunton duplex in black, redirected to Bath. To the reverse a Washford cds in black (14 March 1880). Flap and part of back missing. Scarce. One of ten covers recorded franked with this combination; three which are philatelically inspired. Comes with an 1881 cover franked with 1 d. venetian red and 1 d. lilac sent locally within London and used in the first month of the 1 d. lilac's issue. Scarce. Fewer than ten covers known.
Reference: Great Britain Victorian Mixed Franking Covers, by Ray Simpson & Karl Louis, first cover listed on pg. 192 and second cover illustrated on pg. 202 (fig. 307).