Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

1853, 1 d. red, plate 168, letttered FG-FH, Private Rouletted horizontal pair, approx. gauge 9.5, used on cover, London to Deal, dated 27 July 1853, two vertical filing creases one through FG and horizontal filing fold well away from adhesives, some soiling and stained, two more covers from the same correspondence to "Benjamin Hulke, Deal" are recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index bearing 1d. red pairs with this private roulette, one plate 163 lettered FA-FB used 30 July 1853 (three days after this cover) and the other EJ-EK used 22 July 1853 (five days prior to this cover), Cert. RPSL (1944). rnRemarks: Exhibited "Centenary of Stamps" Exhibition 1940.rnReference: "Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848 to 1880", by R. Simpson & P. Sargent, page 9 and Plate 1.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe 17-18 November 1938, lot 492; Robson Lowe 4-5 Oct. 1944 (incl. Gwatkin collection) lot 820; Betram McGowan, Robson Lowe 15 March 1950; Robson Lowe 8-9 July 1975, lot 311. rnrnrn