GC Plate 1A 1d. grey-black (moderate wear), S.G.AS2,

used on an entire letter from Newton, Lincolnshire to London 9 July 1840, large margins with adjoining stamp at the top, tied by a red Maltese Cross cancellation, Newark date stamp of despatch opposite the adhesive, London code 'H' arrival date stamp on the reverse the following day; very fine. (S.G. £650)

The letter lists 48 magistrates in connection with a court case in Lincolnshire involving Lady Kinlock, to whom the letter is addressed