Lot 70045 – 1840 1d Black pl.9 GE tied to 1841 (Mar 11) wrapper by light black Maltese Cross and Boston “traveller” datestamp in yellow,

1840 1d Black pl.9 GE, fine to good margins, tied to 1841 (Mar 11) wrapper from Boston to Horbling (Lincolnshire) by Boston “traveller” or “skeleton” datestamp in yellow and light black Maltese Cross, missing sideflaps otherwise very fine, ex “Forrester”, cert. Mike Jackson (2014) which states “not only is the 1d black obliterated by an unusal cancellation in an unusual colour, but possibly it is the only recorded example of this Boston skeleton mark in any colour”.