1857 DIE 2 1D PL.40 ON TRANSITIONAL PAPER (SPEC C9)(BI) ON COVER. 1857 envelope Huddersfield to Leicester with a good 1d pl. 40 in an attractive pale red-orange shade (Spec C9(2) lettered BI tied neat HUDDERSFIELD/387 sideways duplex AU 7 1857. On reverse "MOLDGREEN" udc in green, stamp one short perf at lower right, nevertheless, attractive transitional usage from this scarcer plate. RPS cert 213418. (Ref 71443).