Description
1845 MAIL CROSS IN HAND, SUSSEX TO MAYFIELD WITH 'CROSS IN HAND/PENNY POST' HAND STAMP (SX410). Envelope, slight faults, from Cross in Hand in Sussex used locally to 'Mr. Buss, Solicitor, Mayfield, Sussex' with post paid '1', on front 'HURST-GREEN' date stamp in brown (SX731) AU 6 1845 and fine strike very scarce 'Cross in Hand/Penny Post' hand stamp in black (SX410). Latter hand stamp recorded in county catalogue 1849-1851, this usage predates by 4 years. Fine item. (Ref 129817).
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