HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT 1d ENVELOPE (LINE UNDERNEATH TYPE) - FR...

Hammer

£220

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT 1d ENVELOPE (LINE UNDERNEATH TYPE) - FRONT USED WITH PART WMK.; 14 Feb. 1840 used front (small corner thin)of the EHP4ca 1d Black "To be posted at the Houses of Parliament only./Post Paid. - One Penny. - Weight not to exceed ½oz." envelope (line beneath inscription; part "J RUM[P/1]83[9]" wmk. envelope from London to Great Yarmouth with v. fine red London crowned Official Paid mail cds, signed "Dennistoun". Fine example of this elusive envelope [not listed by Huggins/Klempka]; rare with part Rump watermark. Cross Reference: PARLIAMENTARY MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V.