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Auction: 12018 - Great Britain Stamps and Postal History
Lot: 177

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate XAK, a little faulty at foot but with margins other sides, tied by black Maltese Cross to entire, dated 19 March 1841, addressed to the Cape of Good Hope, red Tombstone "f/paid/20 mr 20/1841" and "paid ship letter/london" of the same date on the front, black double ring Hitchen d.s. (19.3) on the reverse, rated "2/-" in black manuscript and with red "P8" credit to the Colony, stained around the adhesive but extremely rare being one of only two recorded Penny Black covers addressed to the Cape. Accompanied by an 1839 (17 July) entire to Cape Town with framed "post paid" and a similar Ship Letter London datestamp. Photo

Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000