140289 1840 MAIL PORTSMOUTH TO BEVERLEY, YORKS WITH 1D BLACK PL.8 (SG2)(BL CONSTANT VARIETY SPEC AS49c).

1840 MAIL PORTSMOUTH TO BEVERLEY, YORKS WITH 1D BLACK PL.8 (SG2)(BL CONSTANT VARIETY SPEC AS49c). Wrapper from Portsmouth to 'Mefsrs. Shepherd and Myers, Solicitors, Beverley, Yorkshire' with fine 1d black pl.8 (SG2) lettered BL, fine four margins and tied light strike red Maltese cross. Stamp shows good constant variety 'SHORT HORIZONTAL LINES IN MARGIN ABOVE B SQUARE' (Spec AS49c).  On reverse London dated stamp 30 DE 1840. (Ref 140289).