Great Britain SG 172 Cover 1895 hand illustrated Beale envelope to London new-edition 3 neatly tied by a

3 neatly tied by a crisp London E

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the 10d Embossed stamp had been officially withdrawn since 1855

with violet "Telegraph and Telephone" departmental cachet on face

error surcharge inverted

Great Britain SG 172 Cover 1895 hand illustrated Beale envelope to London new-edition 3 neatly tied by aIllustrated Envelopes. 1895 (AP 3) hand drawn and coloured cover addressed to Tottenham Court Road, Beale correspondence, franked by 1881 1d lilac (die II), tied by London code 'X' cds with red arrival cds for the following day on reverse. Flap removed and minor mounting marks on reverse still a neat and attractive cover, depicting a small dog with soulful eyes behind a low brick wall (on to which the address has been painted). Ex Ramsay (Spink 18 May