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

Machine 'C', 1857: 1 d. red, Die II, perf. 14, lettered II, used on cover, London to Plymouth, dated 11 March 1858, tied by a the rare Pearson Hill 'Twin Circle' Trial Machine cancel in black, Machine 'C', Code 'C A'. To the reverse an arrival in black (MR. 12). Minor stains to cover. A good example of this difficult to find cancel. One of seven recorded examples on cover.