Lot 46 POSTAL HISTORY

1845-46 CORUNNA P & O Postal service; exceptionally rare 1845 Entire Letter (22 April) to London with CORUNNA AP 22 / 1845 arc cancel in black (very scarce) and CORUNA / GALICIA double ring CDS in blue in bottom left corner and manuscript charge mark 2/2, part London arrival backstamp, filing folds but a rare item seldom seen. The P & O service to and from Corunna was meant to provide a convenient service to Madrid. It opened in April 1845 and used for a short period only a black handstamp. The colour was changed to red in due course which is less scarce.