Lot 50019 – 1870 (Feb 11) Anti-Pope envelope showing Pope Paul II sent from West London to Pimlico with 1864-79 1d

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Lot 50019 – 1870 (Feb 11) Anti-Pope envelope showing Pope Paul II sent from West London to Pimlico with 1864-79 1d

Great Britain » Hand Illustrated and Printed Envelopes
Price realised
1’400 GBP
Estimate
500 – 700 GBP
Auction date
Thu 16 Dec 2021 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1870 (Feb 11) Anti-Pope envelope showing Pope Paul II next to a hunting scene captioned (in Latin) “The meek pastor pursues none but wild beasts”, and with a long caption at left accusing the Papacy of “persecution, massacre and butchery”, sent from West London to Pimlico with 1864-79 1d pl.109 OK placed in-between pro-monarchy ”QUEEN AND / CONSTITUTION” slogan, fine and rare.

Note: Stamp has a small corner fault

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