NEWMARKET RACE MEETING PRINTED REPORT WITH 1d BLACK REDIRECT...

Hammer

£320

NEWMARKET RACE MEETING PRINTED REPORT WITH 1d BLACK REDIRECTED IN SCOTLAND; Large single-sheet 30 Sept. 1840 EL sent from "NEWMARKET" (red cds on the front) to "Perth, N[orth]. B[ritain]." with a good 1d Black (Plate 5, 4 good to huge - at top with part of next stamp - margins; LJ) tied by an orange-red Newmarket MX. It was then redirected to "Crieff" with a black manuscript "1[d]" charge on the front. The contents are a detailed printed list (priced at 3d!) of a series of horse races listing the horses and jockeys, and the winning horses in each case, the relevant odds, etc. Unusually fine condition. [Illustrated, both sides, in BPPP, pp.342.] [BPA Cert. (1992)] Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, SUFFOLK, 1840 1d BLACKS