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Auction: 11027 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps & Covers Part 1
Lot: 1098

1840 One Penny Black Plate III Unused Registered on 9th May Earliest known postal use 16th May The plate was destroyed in October 1840 The shades range from intense black, through black to grey-black of the worn plate CF, in a deep shade, good to very large margins showing a fragment of the adjoining stamp above, unused without gum. A fine example. Signed A.D(iena) on reverse Estimate £ 2,000-3,000

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