Lot 40542 – 1884 (May) 4d postal stationery envelope (H&G 1) sent registered to Russia, uprated with 1882 1d perf.12 pair

1884 (May) 4d postal stationery envelope (H&G 1) sent registered to Russia, uprated with 1882 1d perf.12 pair, each cancelled by “A05” barred ovals, sent via London with Crown registered hs and oval reg’d ds, with reverse showing Moscow arrivals, a very rare usage of the first Bahamas postal stationery envelope with the Perkins Bacon issue and an unusual destination.