1848 cover with 1d "missent" within the Shetland Islands.
Stock Code: 208a
Availability: In Stock
Availability: In Stock
Price: £300.00
1848 wrapper bearing an 1841 1d red-brown issue addressed to "The Inspector of Poor of Mid & South Yell" being tied by the "223" numeral of Lerwick and dated on reverse for JN 2 1848. The front of the wrapper bears the manuscript instruction "Mifsent to Linkshe" with the reverse bearing the "Linkshouse" local handstamp in black ink. A rare example of a "Missent" cover within the Shetland Islands. Bov#17