Lot 1360 Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1859 February, 4d Rose, Horizontal Pair. Cover London to Paris dated February 9th 1859. The cover has a horizontal pair of 4d rose SG 66a (spec J51 (2) with the right hand stamp having a wing margin. Tied with a duplex with London Inland section LONDON 5 FEB9 59 and SW 15 in the oval. Obverse paid hand stamp PD in red oval mark (CBP 9.63). On the front of the cover this is also a transit mark for Calais ANGL AMP Calais 10 FEVR 59. There are rather indistinct arrival marks for Paris on the back of the cover and an impressive red wax seal.