Lot 1047 Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1869 February 4d Vermilion, Plate 10. Wrapper Leeds to Lille Nord, France dated Feb 20th 1869. The cover has a 1865-67 4d vermilion stamp SG94 (specialised J57) from the scarce plate 10 and lettered BK. Tied numeral 447 for Leeds and a horizontal town cancel B LEEDS 20FE69 44 (CBP 7/20). The front of the cover also has a Lille mark ANGL 22 Feb 69 ? LILLE A and a red PD mark in a circle (CBP 9/63). There is also the company cancel for the firm of Fairburn, Kennedy and Naylor, Leeds. The back of the cover has a indistinct single ring transit mark in red for London and a receiving mark for Lille LILLE FE 22 FEVR 69 (57).