145549 1858 MAIL QUORNDON, LEICS 2d BLUE PL.6 (SG36a) PAIR REDIRECTED TO LONDON AND THEN BACK TO LOUGHBOROUGH 1d (SG40) x FOUR.

1858 MAIL QUORNDON, LEICS 2d BLUE PL.6 (SG36a) PAIR REDIRECTED TO LONDON AND THEN BACK TO LOUGHBOROUGH 1d (SG40) x FOUR. Envelope, slight soiling at right, 221 x 91 mm, from Quorndon, Leics to London with good pair 2d blue pl.6 from the much scarcer L.C.16 printing (SG36a) lettered EG EH tied '475' numerals of Loughborough. On reverse fine strike 'QUORNDON' udc in black and 'LOUGHBOROUGH' date stamp JU 16 58. Redirected back from London to 'Thomas Cradock Esq, Quorndon, Loughborough', a solicitor with 4d postage paid 1d rose-red on white paper (SG40) x four letter CE AC DE DF tied very fine strikes London '47 47' double obliterator. Good combination usage 1d and 2d values also perforatation 16 and perforation 14. (Ref 145549).