131386 1841 MAIL SOUTHAMPTON TO BALTONSBOROUGH, SOMERSET WITH 1D PL.1B (SG7)(CH) AND BOXED 'MISSENT TO/SALISBURY' HAND STAMP (WL68).

1841 MAIL SOUTHAMPTON TO BALTONSBOROUGH, SOMERSET WITH 1D PL.1B (SG7)(CH) AND BOXED 'MISSENT TO/SALISBURY' HAND STAMP (WL68). Good large part front and reverse of wrapper from Southampton to 'Mr John Whitehead, Baltonsborough, Somerset' with good 1d red from plate 1B (SG7) lettered CH, just touched at upper right and cancelled light strike black Maltese cross. Stamp clearly shows 7 and 10 o'clock ray flaws NW square. On reverse 'SOUTHAMPTON' date stamp MY 8 1841, letter evidently missorted and on front good strike chamfered boxed hand stamp 'MISSENT TO/SALISBURY' in black (WL68), this usage 2 years later than county catalogue records. (Ref 131386).