GB 1871 SG40,109 Cover - 1d Rose-red mutilated stamp on cover The partial solid shading at

The partial solid shading at the back of the head never occurred in the accepted design

Right hand stamp bearing a small thin

Sent locally within Birmingham and prepaid by a 1d lilac tied by a Birmingham cds for NO

bottom right hand corner marginal horizontal pair with "U" control Perf type I

Turks & Caicos Islands

GB 1871 SG40,109 Cover - 1d Rose-red mutilated stamp on cover The partial solid shading at1871 Overseas registered mail. Very fine registered entire from Queenstown to Trieste, the 7d (3d per oz plus 4d registration) rate prepaid by a 6d Mauve Pl. 9 tied by a Queenstown '157' duplex for AU. 26. 1871 and a roughly torn in 1d rose red Pl. 120 cancelled by just the numeral portion of the duplex. Despite the obvious postal fraud the mutilated stamp was accepted without additional surcharge. 'Triest' boxed registration handstamp on reverse.