Lot 1002 Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1858 February 4d Rose-Carmine Horizontal Pair. Entire London to Montova in Italy dated February 26th 1858. The cover has a total postage rate of 9d consisting of a horizontal pair of 4d rose-carmine SG 66a (spec J51(1) or deep rose J51 (3) and a 1d rose red, (GA) perf 16, Large crown watermark SG 36 (spec C11). Each stamp is cancelled with a somewhat blurred London district horizontal oval with 15 in a diamond (CBP 7/1) for Woodford, Highbury. The front of the cover also has a paid hand stamp P-D in red oval mark (CBP 9/63). Backstamped single ring London cancel in blue BE LONDON FE 26-58. There is a single black receiving mark for ?Montova MONTOVA 2/3 and a commercial cachet for the Zizinia Brothers company ZINNIA BROT BS LONDON.