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THE GAVIN LITTAUR COLLECTION OF BRITISH POSTAL HISTORYTHE EXTREMELY RARE USE OF A 1d. BLACKON A 1d. PINK POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPEPlate Ib1022 HF, good to large margins all round, tied by black Maltese Cross cancellation, leaving theQueen’s profile clear, on a 1d. pink postal stationery envelope, addressed to Cambleton,dated 3 July 1841, “T.P/S. Audley St.” marking alongside, on reverse circular“JY 30/1841” and red framed “CAMBLETON/AU 3/1841”. A long, cross-written note by therecipient additionally ties the Penny Black; a small split at the lower-left of the envelopehas been backed up by a piece of paper, fine. Penny Blacks used on 1d. pink postal stationeryenvelopes are of the utmost rarity, far more so than when used on Mulreadys. This is believedto be the finest known and most convincingly tied of the very few recorded examples.B.P.A. Certificate (2012) £5,000-6,000WWW.SPINK.COM