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Auction: 11027 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps & Covers Part 1
Lot: 1154

1840 One Penny Black The "VR" Official FC-GD block of four with large to very large even margins all round, with full original gum. An outstanding multiple of the highest calibre and quality. S.G. Spec. VR1, £200,000 Estimate £ 100,000-120,000 Shortly after the supply of these stamps was delivered, the scheme to have special stamps for government offices was abandoned and all but 21 sheets were destroyed. Of these surviving sheets, 13 were employed on Postmasters´ Notices and one sheet was sent to Rowland Hill in April 1840 which he used for his cancellation experiments

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