Lot no. 121

1 shilling reddish mauve and 6 d. olive-yellow, both with good to large margins, the 1 shilling tiny scissors cut just touching the design, tied by blue grill to sealed quadruple "money letter" from "CHATHAM DE 31 1852" to Bathurst with arrival mark; a very fine and rare cover, the only recorded at this rate (1 shilling for quadruple rate + 6 d. money letter/registration fee); certificate Philatelic Foundation (1967). Provenance: Dr. Lewis L. Redford (1950) Carnegie Institute (1981) Koh Seow Chuan (1999) Joseph Hackmey