1857 DIE 2 1D PL.49 TRANSITIONAL PAPER (DI)(SPEC C9) ON COVER. 1857 envelope London to 'Mrs Cotton, Quex Park, Birchington near Margate Kent' with a fine example Die 2 1d plate 49 pale red on transitional paper (Spec C9(4) lettered DI tied London numeral. On reverse LONDON date stamp in blue JY 23 57. Fine dated example of this very scarce printing. RPS cert 66150. 'Quex Park' is still standing, a fine Regency house with gardens and containing the Powell-Cotton Museum. (Ref 66150).
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