Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)

1841: 2 d. blue, Plate 4, lettered BF-BH, a used horizontal strip of three with good to large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at right, tied to 1852 entire letter to Antwerp by London numeral obliterators in black. Oval 'PD' in red on front and also showing London despatcxh cds (Oct 16) in red and 'Anvers' arrival (Oct 17). Reverse with 'Angleterre / Par Ostende' in red. The strip originally folded over the edge of the entire and now pressed for better Exhibit display.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas