1875: Stationery postal card ½ penny lilac on buff, uprated with 1870, ½ penny rose-red, good colour and perforations, the card used with cds “NEWARK DE 14 77” and the adhesive tied by duplex “190 CHICHESTER DE 15 77”, being sent to Chester and redirected to London with arrival cds in red “LONDON E.C. DEC 5 77”. Reverse, a partial transit cds “EDWINS TOWNE DE 1* 77”. Two small corner bends and tiny tear at base. Fine and scarce early example of a forwarded item not free. Additionally, comes with an example of the same card with the SLOPER arrow trial cancel attractively used with red cds in 1875.
