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1853 1D ARCHER EXPERIMENTAL PERFORATION PL.97 (SG16b) LETTERED OL ON MAIL LONDON TO CHICHESTER. Envelope, rear flap missing, from London to 'Mr Sowton Esq, Chichester' with good used 1d Archer experimental perforation from plate 97 (SG16b) lettered OL, centred to lower left and corner perforation bend, tied fine strike London '16' Inland Office numeral. Few Archers have Sussex connections with only six recorded from Sussex. On reverse 'CHICHESTER' date stamp AU 5 1853. BPA cert. 39778. (Ref 131553).