GB 1840 SG2 Pl.5 Penny Black - State 3 following the 2nd 1840 repair Very fine wrapper sent from

Very fine wrapper sent from Valparaiso (Chile) to New York

example lettered FA

Fine cover from London to Yokohama

Very fine cover from Chester to Shrewsbury showing the distinctive 'd1' (type c) handstamp with inverted 'd' of Chester in red with a dispatch cds in blue at left for MR

- P201009537

GB 1840 SG2 Pl.5 Penny Black - State 3 following the 2nd 1840 repair Very fine wrapper sent from1840 1d Black Pl. 5 (State 3). Very fine used four margin example lettered DA, neatly tied to cover by a black MC. Sent from Steyning to Plumpton near Lewes with Steyning and Lewes cds's on reverse for MY8. 1841. A very scarce example in state 3 following the 2nd repair in 1840 showing extreme thinning of both the corner letters and upper corner stars. Spec. AS28a. P223011854