Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

1840: 1 d. grey-black, pl. 11, lettered SJ, a used example with good to very large margins all round showing Roller flaw in NE corner square, tied to 1841 covere to Liverpool by Maltese Cross in black. Double arc "BAKEWELL" despatch cds below (March 7) and reverse with same day arrival. An exhibition item: a most exceptional Plate XI cover in the foremost quality. Cert. RPSL (1982) Gi AS72c = £ 16'000.rnProvenance: Collection Duncan Mutch; Collection Lou Manzi, Spink, London, 8 May 1997, lot 562.