GB 1883 SG162 Pl.18 Cover Very fine used example lettered

Very fine used example lettered HJ neatly tied to a small piece by a very fine strike of the Panama type 4 'C35' numeral with a part 'Panama Transit' datestamp at left

Backstamped by a Lymington arrival datestamp for AP

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1881 1d Pale lilac (Die 1

GB 1883 SG162 Pl.18 Cover Very fine used example lettered1883 Overseas mail. Very fine cover to Newcastle, Natal endorsed "Via Plymouth Pr. "Tartar", prepaid a 6d Lilac Pl. 18 tied by a Sidmouth squared circle for SP. 20. 1883 with a Plymouth cds for SP. 21. 1883 and Natal and Newcastle receivers on reverse for OC. 20 22. 1883. The "Tartar" was a 4425 ton steamer of the Union line that ran on a regular service to the Cape until 1897. P189011463