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

1 d. black, plate 1b, and 2 d. blue (2), plate 1, all with good to large margins, tied to folded cover by red Maltese Crosses, reverse with London c.d.s. despatch (23 June, 1840) and Brighton receiver in red (24 June), the 1d adhesive paying a late fee, extremely rare, one of only three recorded examples, a remarkable cover, and likely the finest such extant. Cert RPSL (1995) Gi. AS5, DS5.

Provenance: Collection McGowan; collection Pichai Buranasombati, Shreves, 15 March 2001, lot 229.