Lot 66
GB 1840 2d Mulready lettersheet, uprated, used in May 1840





Stamps & Covers of The World Including Great Britain, 30th-31st July | S25013
Auction: 30 July 2025 at 11:00 BST
£14,400
Description
1840 2d Mulready lettersheet, Stereo a105. Sent from Whitchurch in Hampshire to London, uprated with two four-margined 1d blacks, Plate 1a, lettered FC and FD, tied by clean red MCs with another strike cancelling Britannia. Light “Sutton Scotney/ Penny Post” receiving handstamp alongside; the reverse with Whitchurch datestamp of MY 15 1840 and London arrival for the following day. Reinforced tear at base. One of the finest uprated Mulreadys extant, used on the tenth official day of use; an exhibition item. BPA Certificate (1991). SG ME3, 2
Footnote
ex Atkinson





