Lot 125
GB 1852-53 1d red-brown ‘Treasury Roulette’ used on cover




Stamps & Covers of The World Including Great Britain, 30th-31st July | S25013
Auction: 30 July 2025 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £2,400 - £2,800
Description
1852-53 1d red-brown Plate 171 (Die I, Alphabet II) with ‘Treasury Roulette’ used on entire letter with printed scenes one of bathing and the other aboard ship, addressed to London cancelled by St Leonards-on-Sea ‘682’ obliterator, backstamped with dispatch for ‘JA 15 1854’ and London arrival on the same day; adhesive creased and cover with peripheral faults. A most unusual and appealing cover. RPS Certificate (2025). SG 8i; Spec. B2a cat £15,000 on cover.




