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

1857, 4 d. rose, used with, 1857, 1 d. red, lettered II, tied to small piece by red oval cancel "P-F." which is the 'Paid to Frontier' mark normally found on the front of covers; red cancellations of any kind are rare on line engraved and Surface Printed issues, this combination most unusual; "PF" marks are less common than the "PD" - Paid to Destination mark.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, August 1948, lot 488; Robson Lowe, 26 February 1969, lot 1519; Cavendish, 13 June 1997.