Lot 50872 – 1890 (Jan 18) Envelope to « The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden », franked at 4d foreign rate by 1885-91 1d brownish claret

1890 (Jan 18) Envelope to « The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden », franked at 4d foreign rate by 1885-91 1d brownish claret (wmk sideways to right from back) horizontal strip of 4, tied by three strikes of « large football » cork cancel (Barnes 1/89), with very fine type F1 despatch cds at left reverse with London transit and Stockholm ds, with blue ‘UTR DEP/2 MAR 90’ receipt hs on face, a beautiful and very rare cover with this franking, exhibition quality, ex Neild (Harmer 20/3/84, lot 56) and Grant