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Auction: 1014 - Collector's Series - Stamps
Lot: 1301

Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate VI MB-NC block of four, good to large margins, lightly cancelled by four strikes of the red Maltese Cross; pressed horizontal crease across the lower pair, though in no way detracting from the exceptionally fresh and fine appearance. A choice example of this rare multiple. Cat. £16,000. Photo Estimate £ 5,000-5,500 provenance: R.J.Cooley, 1995 William H. Gross, 2007

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£5,800