Lot 70138 – 1841 part addressed to Captain JJ Best ….Corfu, bearing

1841 part addressed to Captain JJ Best ….Corfu, bearing three 1840 2d pl.1 horizontal pairs, AA-AB, GE-GF, BE-BF, paying the 1s half ounce rate via Falmouth, each cancelled by red Maltese cross, AA tied by transit mark, the cover re-directed to London and lightly hand stamped “PURIFIE AU LAZARET/MALTE” showing disinfection slits, the adhesives cancelled again in London by good strikes of the black Maltese cross (BE-BF by a neat single central strike contrary to regulations), manuscript charge marks indicating 1/- for return to England, increased to 1’1 on redirection to Gosport, 1’2 redirection to Maidstone and finally to Brighton without charge; reduced on al l sides and reinforced with archival tape, despite the condition a magnificent and unique item; cert BPA (2018).