Lot 40542 – 1884 (May) 4d postal stationery envelope (H&G 1) sent registered to Russia, uprated with 1882 1d perf.12 pair

1884 (May) 4d postal stationery envelope (H&G 1) sent registered to Russia, uprated with 1882 1d perf.12 pair, each cancelled by « A05 » barred ovals, sent via London with Crown registered hs and oval reg’d ds, with reverse showing Moscow arrivals, a very rare usage of the first Bahamas postal stationery envelope with the Perkins Bacon issue and an unusual destination.