Lot
551 
Great Britain, 1857, 1d Rose Red, Diagonal Bisect, upper right portion of stamp in combination with 1857, 4d rose carmine + 1856, 6d pale lilac paying the 10½d rate on 1860 cover to Copenhagen, Denmark prior to the ½d stamps being issued, all tied by "47" barred oval handstamps, reverse with blue London (8.16) origin, Hamburg transit and Copenhagen (8.19) receiving cds's; minor age spots around stamps, Very Fine, ex-Wade; with 1989 B.P.A. and 2003 R.P.S. certificates. SG No. 40 var.+66+70 Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
A VERY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE COMBINATION USAGE BEARING A 1857 1D QUEEN VICTORIA ISSUE DIAGONALLY BISECTED.