Lot 50055 – 1840 (Oct 1) Wrapper from Funchal, Madeira, to Plymouth with 1840 2d blue tied by « DEAL / SHIP LETTER » framed hs

1840 (Oct 1) Wrapper from Funchal, Madeira, to Plymouth with 1840 2d blue pl.1 BL, fine to large margins, tied by a fine strike of the « DEAL / SHIP LETTER » framed hs (Robertson type S.8), reverse with London arrival, some minor peripheral faults, a famous and unique usage of the 1840 Two Pence, an exhibition showpiece for the Line Engraved or Ship Mail collector, cert. BPA (1988).

Note: Illustrated in « A History of the Ship Letters of the British Isles » by Alan W. Robertson.