125152 1840 MAIL SHREWSBURY TO WEM 1D BLACK PL.6 (SG2)(CJ) WITH 'TOO LATE' HAND STAMP (SH1695).

1840 MAIL SHREWSBURY TO WEM 1D BLACK PL.6 (SG2)(CJ) WITH 'TOO LATE' HAND STAMP (SH1695). Fine letter Shrewsbury to 'Henry J Barker Esqre., Solicitor, Wem' with good 1d black pl.6 (SG2) lettered CJ, just touched at lower left otherwise good margins and tied fine strike red Maltese cross of Shrewsbury. On reverse SHREWSBURY date stamp SP 22 1840 and fine strike chamfered boxed 'TOO LATE' hand stamp in black of Shrewsbury (SH695). Fine usage. (Ref 125152).