Description:
1850 lengthy cross-written entire headed "Angas River December 26th 1850" & signed "John Guy", to Oxfordshire endorsed "PO/Strathalbyn" at upper-left & "Paid 6d" both in red, 'GPO/[crown]/31+DE/1850/SOUTH AUSTRALIA' cds in blue, London arrival b/s of 1MY1/1851 in red & rated "8" for an inwards shipletter, fair 'CHIPPING-NORTON' arrival b/s in blue, mostly peripheral soiling. The latest recorded example of the Starathalbyn endorsement. Ex Michael Blake. [Pursuant to the 1846 Regulations, country postmasters were required to endorse the post office name on the face of all mail]
Symbol : c
Grade : b
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