PG Plate 1A 1d. grey-black (moderate wear), Brown Maltese Cross of Newport, Isle of Wight, S.G. AS2vi,

used on a wrapper from Newport, Isle of Wight to Winchester 22 May 1840, clear to large margins, strong brown Maltese Cross cancellation with the matching Newport Isle of Wight date stamp of despatch below. A VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE 'COLOURED' MALTESE CROSS. (S.G. £8,000)

This stamp appears to adjoin that in the following lot