Description
A fine 1848 1d Red on Leicestershire cover – full description below.
A blue ‘MISSENT TO/LEICESTER/97’ hand stamp on a cover from Melton Mowbray. Leicrstershire to Shaftesbury (Dorset). Franked with an 1841 1d Red from plate 72 lettered IB and cancelled by a numeral. MELTON MOWBRAY CDS (29/4/1848) and SHAFTESBURY CDS (2/5/1848).