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Auction: 11027 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps & Covers Part 1
Lot: 1093

1840 One Penny Black Plate II Covers 1840 (4 July) entire bearing EB in a slightly pale shade, ragged margins which are large to very large showing portions of two adjoining stamps, well tied by pale orange-red Maltese Cross on entire letter to Inveraray with Dumbarton boxed datestamp on flap which opens perfectly for display. Two filing folds barely detract from the fine appearance of this most attractive cover Estimate £ 150-200 Note: The letter is headed "Sheep Stealing" and is enquiring of the whereabouts of one Malcolm McKellar and his brother Angus, a shepherd

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