Great Northern Railway Company (I.) 2d green Die II

Great Northern Railway Company (I.), 1899 2d green from transfer II used on a mourning cover, well tied by crossed strikes of the rare straight-line NAVAN COACHING cancel in purple, put into the mails in Dublin as per the manusript instruction "To be delivered by Post". Clean and rare, this cover clearly demonstrates commercial use of the express letter service offered by the railway companies. DeLacy-Spencer #5, Hib. R93.
The back flap shows a fine impression of the Canning Family crest in black.