Lot 50128 – 1855 (Apr 19) Large envelope from Whitehaven to Australia with 1847 1s pale green in block of six and two vertical strips of three

1855 (Apr 19) Large envelope from Whitehaven to Australia with 1847 1s pale green in block of six and two vertical strips of three, cancelled by “877” numerals, one tying the block of six, rated “2/-” and endorsed “per Mindora”, reverse with Whitehaven, Liverpool and Victoria Ship Letter cds, certificate states “professional repairs to the cover to top of central stamp of the right hand strip of three and right margins of the lower two right stamps, not impacting the integrity of the cover”, still a spectacular multiple franking, cert. RPS (2016)