PH 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 27 May 1840, clear to large margins, tied by a 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 previous lot