Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready envelope & 2d Mulready letterhead, SGME2/3

Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready envelope & 2d Mulready letterhead, SGME2/3Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready envelope (Forme 4, Stereo A175) & 2d Mulready letterhead (Stereo A99), SGME2 3. Very fine unused pair of Mulready's, both endorsed in manuscript at foot "Proof" over value tablet. Scarce examples from the dawn of the prepaid postal system. Provenance: Ex. Shaida & "Mayflower" Gold Medal Grand Prix Collection. Accompanied with a 1994 British Philatelic Association Certificate of Authenticity (in respect of the 2d

Display measures 40 x 52

matching interpane blocks of 10 (2x5)

An illustrated presentation copy of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography

Great Britain 1914 2d Postage Due die proof

the Protectorate was renamed ‘Nyasaland’

Scarce in this positional form

Accompanied with a 1992 British Philatelic Association (BPA) Certificate of Authenticity

being the first such example we have handled for many years

of which only a few examples are recorded and extremely rare in unmounted mint condition

The GAP television commercial for the campaign

Book in good condition

It is most likely that this incident occurred in late 1798 or early 1799 when Lord Nelson was in Sicily with Sir William and Lady Hamilton and the King of Naples