375rd Heinrich Köhler auction - Day 1

1851, Ferslew 2 R.B.S. blue, type 7, plate II with ample to very large margins, tied by target in the lower left corner of local lettersheet with adjacent blue foot post handstamp. The law of 1851 required the stamp to be placed in the upper right corner of the letter, but since the law did not cover the use of the 2 R.B.S. within the postal service of the foot post inside the ramparts of Copenhagen, no penalty was charged. A fine entire. Certificate Nielsen (2004) (AFA 2a)
Provenance: Peer Lorentzen (Hoiland auction, 2004)