** UNIFORM 4d POST PERIOD FREE FRANKS INC. RARE FRONT WITH L...

Hammer

£280

** UNIFORM 4d POST PERIOD FREE FRANKS INC. RARE FRONT WITH LONDON 11th JAN. 1840 CROWNED "FREE" DS, ETC.: Dec. 1839/Jan. 1840 group of fronts/covers in the final days of the Free Franking privilege. Includes 9 Jan. 1840 front from Edinburgh to London with fine crowned two-ring circular "FREE/11JAN11/1840" (very rare example after the 10 Jan. abolition of Free frankings), pair of 27 or 31 Dec. 1839 Es (faults) from autograph collectors in Edinburgh (forwarded from London to Devon) or Leeds both having 1-ring (morning) & 2-ring (evening) crowned circular "FREE" ds's, 25 Dec. 1839 front from London to Anglesey with 2-ring "FREE" ds above fine "Bangor/Penny Post" hs, etc. (2 covers, 7 fronts) Cross Reference: POSTAL REFORMS, UNIFORM 4d POSTAGE PERIOD, MONMOUTHSHIRE, AUTOGRAPHS