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

1847 (Sept 11): 1 s. pale green, embossed, vertical strip of three, with mainly clear to large margins showing part of five adjoining stamps, affixed inverted on cover, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, USA, dated 26 July 1851, endorsed "Europa" (Cunard) which arrived in Boston 5 August, tied by a combination of the Liverpool '466' barred oval in black, a 'PAID' mark, a Boston packet large circular transit in red (Aug) and a '4' handstamp all in red, together with a '10/CENTS' mark in red alongside. To the reverse a Liverpool floating receiving house circular datestamp 'Liverpool / F.R.H.' in black. There is a vertical filing fold centrally running through the left hand stamp, otherwise fine. A rare multiple and an uncommon franking.