144538 1840 MAIL FARNBOROUGH, HANTS TO LONDON 1d BLACK PL.6 (SG2), REDIRECTED TO SHREWSBURY 1d BLACK PL.5 (SG2).

1840 MAIL FARNBOROUGH, HANTS TO LONDON 1d BLACK PL.6 (SG2), REDIRECTED TO SHREWSBURY 1d BLACK PL.5 (SG2). Fine entire letter 'Chalk Farm' Farnborough 7th OCT 1840 to 'E Hosier Williams', 9 Lincolns Inn, London' with fine 1d black pl.6 (SG2) lettered RK, four close to very fine margins and tied red Maltese cross of Farnborough, on reverse good part strike 'FARNBOROUGH' straight line handstamp in black. Redirected to Shrewsbury with a second 1d black also fine used from pl.5 (SG2) lettered RD cancelled red Maltese cross of London, on reverse 'LONDON' date stamp 8 OC 1840 and fine to very fine strike 'SHREWSBURY/+' skeleton style date stamp in black OC 9 1840 (SH680). A very fine useof two different penny black plates particularly with both having four margins. (144538).