Lot 70592 – 1885 & 1887, pair of envelopes; one to England and one sent locally with squared circle ds

1884-87 First Squared Circle Cancel

1885 & 1887, pair of envelopes; 1885 (Jun 9) envelope to England with 1864 2a orange pair and 1873 1/2a blue tied by crisp strikes of the four-barred squared circle ds (type KD7a with removed year slug which occurred in 1885), paying the 4 1/2a UPU rate to England, Birmingham arrival, backflap faults, attractive; and 1887 (Apr 8) envelope sent locally with 1/2a green tied by the same cancel (with year slug), fine, plus used seven singles with the same cancels incl. 1876 6a.