Description
1843 DORSET/"BLANDFORD PENNY POST" (DT56). Wrapper Blandford to "The Revd Bowers Covent Garden London" with 1d (SG8) lettered GL, touched at right and filing fold affects but tied good strike Blandford Maltese cross. Alongside very fine strike of the framed "No.5" receiver's hand stamp of Almer and on reverse light strike "BLANDFORD/21 JY 1843/PY POST" hand stamp in black (DT56) partly overstruck London date stamp. (Ref 113031).