VERY RARE 1d BLACK "PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS" COVER - THE '...

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£1,200

VERY RARE 1d BLACK "PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS" COVER - THE 'FRONT COVER ITEM' FROM GAVIN'S BOOK; 7 Apr. 1841 E with special printed "PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS" heading above the address, partly printed "To The/Right Reverend/The Bishop of [Norwich, Palace, Norwich]" address, and "Parish Register/Return" imprint, sent from "IPSWICH" (fine cds nicely placed on the lower flap) and prepaid with a 4-margin Plate 8 1d Black (DB) tied by a very fine black Ipswich Maltese Cross. Interestingly there was also a printed square in the 'stamp position' (part just visible at the top left of the stamp) to remind the sender to apply a postage stamp! Only a handful of Par. Pro. 1d Black covers have been recorded, all from this correspondence to the Bishop of Norwich. This was the item that Gavin Fryer selected from his entire collection to grace the front cover of his "British Printed Papers by Post" magnum opus. Exhibition Item of great Importance and Character. [Illustrated in BPPP; front cover + p.49.] [RPSL Cert. (2007)] Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL, PARLIAMENTARY MAIL, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY