Lot 41120 – 1881 (May 9) long envelope to Italy with GB 1881 2 1/2d blue pl.21 pair and 1880 1d Venetian red paying double letter rate and late fee

1881 (May 9) long envelope to Italy with GB 1881 2 1/2d blue pl.21 pair and 1880 1d Venetian red tied by « A25 » duplex cancels, paying double letter rate and late fee, with circular framed transposed « F.L. » hs adjacent, central vertical filing crease clear of stamps, some inconsequential ageing around the stamps, a very rare example of this handstamp; ex Leslie Wheeler (R.L. March 1986) and Hugh Wood.