Corinphila Auction 284-290 Day 2

1840: 1 d. black, Plate 2, lettered OK, a used example with clear to large even margins all round, tied to 1840 cover to Holborn, London by crisp red Maltese Cross with 'T. P. / Woolwich' adjacent. Reverse with framed "May 18" arrival in red. A fine and early 'May Date' usage of this Plate on a most attractive cover Gi AS15th = £ 2'500.