135048 1854 1D ARCHER EXPERIMENTAL PERFORATION PL.96 (SG16b)(DH) ON LETTER USED IN LONDON.

1854 1D ARCHER EXPERIMENTAL PERFORATION PL.96 (SG16b)(DH) ON LETTER USED IN LONDON. Fine entire letter used in London from Bedford Row to 'Geo Faulkner Esq, Wood Green, Tottenham' with very fine 1d Archer experimental perforation pl.96 (SG16b) lettered DH tied London '72' duplex FE 17 54. Filing fold clear of stamp. Matched with fine 1d imperf (SG8) with fine to very fine margins and cancelled '444' of Leamington Spa. This usage seven days prior to the earliest recorded date of official perforation on the 24th Feb 1854. (Ref 135048).