Railway Letter Stamps: England and Wales

Railway Letter Stamps: England and Wales: Barry Docks and Railways: 1891 (May 21) envelope to London, bearing 1881 1d. lilac and Barry Dock 2d. both tied by Paddington duplex and pencil marks, with boxed "G.W.R./TRANSFERRED/AT/PADDINGTON/And to be so Abstracted"in violet on reverse, extremely rare. Only an unused strip of three (in the British Museum) and a used example on cover have been recorded. R. de Lacy-Spencer 1. Photo.