111592 - 1862 "OLD HUMMUMS" COFFEE HOUSE/1D PL.55 (RB)(SG40).

1862 "OLD HUMMUMS" COFFEE HOUSE/1D PL.55 (RB)(SG40). Letter used locally in London to "A. Howell Esq Old Hummums Covent Garden" with die 2 1d rose-red on white paper (SG40) lettered RB tied LONDON/WC26 duplex JU 26 62. Unusual combination of coffee house and 1d "star". Old Hummums may have existed from 1796, the lease running out in September 1865. (Ref 111592).