1844 PENNY PINK HARROGATE, NORTH YORKS TO HULL '338' NUMERAL OF HARROGATE HORIZONTAL BARS AT SIDE, ON REVERSE 'BIRD IN A CAGE' WAFER SEAL. Penny pink envelope, some creasing from Harrogate to 'William J Lunn Esq, Charlotte Street, Hull' cancelled fine to very fine strike '338' numeral of Harrogate with the distinctive HORIZONTAL BARS INSTEAD OF VERTICAL BARS AT SIDES. On reverse wafer seal white on green, yellow and red background depicting a bird within a cage, text reads 'I CANT GET OUT'. Also on reverse 'HARROGATE' date stamp AU 12 1844 and 'HULL' date stamp AU 13 1844. Very unusual usage. (Ref 145343).
