1869: Line-Engraved 1 penny red, plate 134, two singles, used in combination with Surface-Printed 1874, 6 pence grey, plate 15, good colour and perforations mostly fine, tied by dumb cancel to envelope, originally pasted up to Book-Parcel from London to the United States, with cds “LONDON 3 MR 77” and two strikes of an instructional handstamp “SUSPECTED LIABLE / TO / CUSTOMS DUTY” in black. Corner fault to first 1d red and some creasing. A very interesting item with the only recorded strike of the American instructional marking.
