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Auction: 11027 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps & Covers Part 1
Lot: 1089

1840 One Penny Black Plate II Used PC-PD, horizontal pair in deep black, good to large margins on three sides, small to close at right, tied to piece by very good strikes of the distinctive Stonehaven Maltese Cross in dull red, boxed 1840 (10 Oct.) despatch datestamp overstruck by London arrival (12.10). A fine and striking example of the double-lined Maltese Cross. Cat. £8000 as singles Estimate £ 2,000-3,000

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