Auction 250 - 256 Day 1

Mulready 1 d. envelope First Day of Issue 1840: Mulready 1 d. black envelope, stereo A164, a fine used example addressed to St. John's College, Oxford, cancelled by neat red Maltese Cross, the side flap opened for display and showing very fine upright Charing Cross datestamp "6.MY.6 / 1840" in red of the first day of issue. Listed in Jackson 'May Dates' on page 245. Minor wear along edges but a very rare and most appealing First Day usage Gi = £ 18'000.rnrnProvenance: Bedford or Hopkins collection, Robson Lowe, London, 15 Dec 1948, lot 77.rn                  Collection G. B. Horton, Robson Lowe, London, 18 May 1965, lot 104.rn                  Collection J. M. Jackson.