1864 MAIL MANCHESTER TO OPORTO, 6d LILAC (SG85) 'MANCHESTER/498' SPOON TYPE D5a(RA93). Fine entire letter Manchester to Oporto with fine used 6d lilac (SG85) lettered QL tied fine strike 'MANCHESTER/498' spoon type D5a second re-cut (RA93) NO 14 64 codes '5X'. On reverse 'OPORTO' date stamp 22 NOV 64. An attractive and very scarce usage, this being the EARLIEST RECORDED DATE and illustrated on page 128 of the revised Arundel publication. (Ref 143151).
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