1840, Great Britain 1p Black on Forwarded Cover from India. Folded printed exchange notice dated Calcutta Apr. 30, 1840, red despatch datestamp, to London address, clearly struck "INDIA LETTER/ DEAL" handstamp, indistinct London arrival datestamp, red transit backstamps, manuscript "8" pence and "1/-" one-shilling rates crossed out, address also crossed out and re-addressed to "14 Sussex Place, Regents Park", forwarded with Great Britain, 1840, 1p Black (1; SG 2), lettered B-C, full margins to clear at right, tied by black Maltese cross cancels, docketing at left, backflap tear just nicks cover at top

VERY FINE. A RARE AND REMARKABLE USE OF A PENNY BLACK AS FORWARDING POSTAGE ON A FOLDED PRINTED EXCHANGE NOTICE ORIGINATING IN CALCUTTA, INDIA.

The use of the world's first postage stamp to pay forwarding postage on a letter arriving from India makes this an important postal history artifact for collectors of India or Great Britain, especially those who focus on the famous Penny Black.

From the Magnolia collection.

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