Sale No: 13
Lot No:709
Symbol:Used to Brazil: 1929, £1 P.U.C. a flawless example plus 1924, King George V, 1s bister brown, and a 1935, King George V (photogravure), 3d violet, neatly tied by grayish REGISTERED / LOMBARD ST. B.O. E.C. / 21 FEB. 36 ovals to legal-size Manila envelope bearing, ‘R’ London E.C. and blue winged BY AIR MAIL/PAR AVION labels, ms. “Via France,” blue crayon lines with h/s address BANK OF LONDON & SOUTH AMERICA LIMITED at Pernambuco. On reverse paper tape seals with company logo, CORREIO AEREO / 4a S. MANHÃ-PERNAM. / 26 II. 36 receiver. Minor wrinkling typical of a well-stuffed letter. Ex-Klempka; album write-up accompanies (SG 438,429,444 )
. A scarce £1.1.3 commercial usage with all three printing methods—engraved, typographed, photogravure—including what many consider the most beautiful Great Britain stamp ever issued and the replacement for the £1 Green Seahorse.
Sale No: 13