Auction #695 - Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Great Britain, 1841, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 1d red brown (SG 8), three large margins, in at left, tied by two strikes distinctive Manchester Maltese Cross on folded letter from Manchester to Oxford, clear red Manchester circular datestamp, 8 Apr 1841 on reverse, along with Oxford receiver the next day; Maltese Cross is clearly identifiable, though neither strike is complete, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott 3. S.G. Spec. £1,100 ($1,700).
Estimate $200 - 300.