Mulready letter sheet 1 d, used from London to Birmingham. Clearly postmark from the first day "6th of may 1840". Seal reads "Penny Post thanks to Rowland Hill". A pipe has been drawn in the mouth of the figure at lower left. Some thinning and soiling. Ex lot 3008 Robson Lowe 13th Dec. 1979.

Mulready letter sheet 1 d, used from London to Birmingham. Clearly postmark from the first day "6th of may 1840". Seal reads "Penny Post thanks to Rowland Hill". A pipe has been drawn in the mouth of the figure at lower left. Some thinning and soiling. Ex lot 3008 Robson Lowe 13th Dec. 1979.