Lot 1282
GB 1856 10d & Plate 31 1d red x 3 earliest known use on cover to Naples


Stamps & Covers of Great Britain | S25019
Auction: 16 October 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
1856 (23 February) lettersheet (printed prices current) franked 10d embossed with large margins on three sides (touched at top) and three 1d reds C8 plate 31 lettered GG, II and JC, fine, all tied crisp Liverpool spoon to Naples. Reputedly the earliest date for this plate. Attractive cover. Ex Sir Leonard Atkinson, Christies RL 1990 Lot 360 (sold £449). SG 57 and 29. Cat. £3,200


