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1841 1D MULREADY ADVERT 'CLERICAL, MEDICAL AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY' USED HALIFAX TO BRADFORD WITH 'WILLIAM CRAVEN, SOLICITOR, AGENT, HALIFAX' AT LOWER RIGHT (MA113j). Used 1d Mulready wrapper, stereo A17, from Halifax to Bradford (Yorks) with fine to very fine strike Halifax Maltese cross clear of Britannia and on front 'BRADFORD-YORKS' date stamp NO 4 1841, on reverse 'HALIFAX' date stamp NO 3 1841. Wrapper some soiling and part address missing where crossed through/ink acidity. Within good printed advert 'Clerical, Medical and General LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY' dated March 5th 1840, at bottom right 'WILLIAM CRAVEN, SOLICITOR, Agent, HALIFAX' (MA113j). Faults as described but only nine used examples recorded to date. (Ref 141771).