Lot 50174 – 1857 (Oct 14) Long envelope from Hobart to T. Tapl

1857 (Oct 14) Long envelope from Hobart to T. Tapling in England, father of the famous collector whose collection is now held in the British Library, with three strips of three of the 1856-57 2d blue paying the 3oz rate, mixed margins and tied by « 62 » numerals, despatch cds adjacent and endorsed « per Simla » at left (left side folded behind for display) but seemingly carried by « City of Sydney » to Suez and then by « Teviot » to Southampton, London bs A spectacular franking and an exhibition showpiece for this issue Provenance: Blake (2001, lot 218 £5’750)