£2,600
PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE COVER WITH 1841 2d VERTICAL STRIP OF FIVE EX BIRMINGHAM; Attractive long 9 Dec. 1852 env. with "PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE." imprint at top sent from "BIRMINGHAM" (fine blue cds backstamp) with a Vertical Strip of Five 1841 2d Blues (one 4m) tied by v. fine Birmingham "75" Numerals. Fine example of this special one-day-only-each-year postal rate - 6d fee plus 4d postage (over 1oz & up to 2oz) in this case. Early example of this obscure postal service introduced from Nov. 1848, and only usable from a small number of the largest POs.Cross Reference: PARLIAMENTARY MAIL, WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM
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