Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

British Protectorate 1815-1864 1847/54: Great Britain Embossed 6 d. mauve, a horizontal pair used on 1856 incoming cover from Ardee, Co. Louth to the writer and arrtist Edward Lear care of the Post Office in Corfu, Ionian Islands. The pair cut round at sides but neatly tied by "Drogheda / 179" Spoon cancellations (Sept 18) and by "Aus England Per Aachen / Franco" cds in red (Sept 20). Reverse with small "CORFU" arrival cds and manuscript "3" (pence) charge in manuscript on obverse. Manuscript "Answered October 9" in Lear's hand at left, side flaps missing and slight staining away from adhesives but nevertheless an attractive usage.