GB-GC Plate 1B 1d. black, GB Non-coincident re-entry with recut left side-line, S.G.AS5, AS5h,

horizontal pair used on a wrapper from Manchester to Dublin 12 October 1840, clear to large margins, red Maltese Cross cancellations, redirected from Dublin to Damaghville 14 October, the onward postage paid, with Plate 5 1d. black HI-HJ horizontal pair, HI double letter 'H', S.G.AS25, AS25b, large margins, red Maltese Cross cancellations, Manchester code 'H' date stamp of despatch on the reverse, Dublin arrival and onward despatch date stamps, light ironed creasing affecting the Plate 1B pair. R.P.S. Certificate 1998. REDIRECTED COVERS WITH SINGLE PENNY BLACKS ARE VERY SCARCE, THOSE WITH PAIRS ARE SIGNIFICANT RARITIES. (S.G. £1,800 for pairs off-cover)

PROVENANCE
Shreves Philatelic Galleries 15 March 2001, The 'Dr Pichai Buranasombati' Collection, Lot 55