Los 4853

1868: 4 d. carmine, wmk. Crown CC, perf. 12½, FOUR PENCE with Thin Bar surcharge (A), a used vertical pair on 1864 cover to Vouvray sur Loire, France cancelled both in manuscript which has been partly reduced and with "H" handstamps in black. Manuscript "7" in red crayon credit to GB and oval framed "ST. HELENA" despatch datestamp in blue (earliest recorded usage in blue) adjacent (Oct 20), "London / Paid" transit cds in red (Nov 25) and Calais entry marking in black all on obverse. Top flap missing and part of obverse replaced at top well away from the adhesive, but of fine appearance and an important cover: the earliest recorded usage of this stamp on letter. Cert. BPA (1988). Provenance: Collection 'Justine', Christies, London, 16 Sept 1992, lot 88