Lot 40000 – The Famous “Lady Louis” Cover to Malta 1841 (Ja
Lot 40000 – The Famous “Lady Louis” Cover to Malta
1841 (Ja
Lot 40000 – The Famous “Lady Louis” Cover to Malta 1841 (Ja
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
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Price realised
55’000 GBP
Estimate
40’000 – 50’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 11 Dec 2015 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
The Famous “Lady Louis” Cover to Malta
1841 (Jan 9) 1d Mulready envelope, stereo A151, sent from Bristol to Lady Louis in Malta and uprated with five 1840 1d black pl.5 (strip of 4 and single) and three 2d blue pl.1, mostly with clear margins, tied by orange MCs, with “No.17” hs adjacent and despatch bs, two stamps repaired and the address panel slightly toned, a highly attractive and rare combination franking of the 1d black and 2d blue
Just over 50 Mulreadies sent abroad are recorded with only a dozen uprated with 1840 1d blacks or 2d blues
One of the great covers of British philately and a superb exhibition item
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1998)
Provenance: Cowan, Grunin and Gross
Estimate: £ 40’000 – £ 50’000 Catalogue
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