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Auction: 1027 - Autumn Collector's Series
Lot: 100

x Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate XI OA re-entry, margins just cut into to very large, just tied by red Maltese Cross cancellation on cover front with a clear strike of Howden 1841 (10 Feb.) despatch datestamp on flap. A very early plate XI cover and used on the first day of the general introduction of the black Maltese Cross. Exceptionally rare use of the red Maltese Cross on a plate XI cover. B.P.A. (1966), and R.P.S. (1998) Certificates Estimate £ 5,000-6,000 Note: The black printings of Plate XI were made on 1st and 2nd February provenance: Joseph Silkin, June 1971, Jerry Curruthers, December 2005 x PLEASE NOTE THAT VAT AT 5% IS APPLICABLE ON THE HAMMER PRICE.

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