Auction UPA 92

Post & Go - Earliest known use of 3rd Birds issue in the whole country, the 'Holy Grail' of Post & Go. Cancelled 'BATH' on 6th May 2011, 13 days before the official date of 19th May 2011. Puchased at the Bath Postal Museum and affixed to 10 postcards ironically of the famous pre-issue of the Penny Black in Bath on 2nd May 1840. All 10 were sent through the normal postal service, address written in pencil under the receipt which matches the serial number of the stamp used and the date on which it was sent. The pre-issue error was detected and the Birds stamps removed from the machine until the correct issue date. With matching copy of Post Office receipt, information sheet and original invoice for purchase in 2011 of £180. A most attractive and rare modern philatelic item. (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £200.00)