Lot 41120 – 1881 (May 9) long envelope to Italy with GB 1881 2 1/2d blue pl.21 pair and 1880 1d Venetian red paying double letter rate and late fee

1881 (May 9) long envelope to Italy with GB 1881 2 1/2d blue pl.21 pair and 1880 1d Venetian red tied by “A25” duplex cancels, paying double letter rate and late fee, with circular framed transposed “F.L.” hs adjacent, central vertical filing crease clear of stamps, some inconsequential ageing around the stamps, a very rare example of this handstamp; ex Leslie Wheeler (R.L. March 1986) and Hugh Wood.