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SG2 1840 1d. Black Pl.6 (LC). Railway Mail.

£395.00

Fine four margined example on wrapper sent from LIVERPOOL to MANCHESTER cancelled by a red MC with a super strike of the number “6” applied to mail transmitted by railway… six trains a day carried the mails and each bundle would be handstamped accordingly (1 – 6). The number “6” had a short lifespan and is by far the rarest of these numerals.

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339091

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Fine four margined example on wrapper sent from LIVERPOOL to MANCHESTER cancelled by a red MC with a super strike of the number “6” applied to mail transmitted by railway… six trains a day carried the mails and each bundle would be handstamped accordingly (1 – 6). The number “6” had a short lifespan and is by far the rarest of these numerals.