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Auction: 14022 - Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal history
Lot: 186

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 1a
MJ, grey-black shade (very worn impression), good to large margins all round and tied by crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation in an orange-red shade, to entire letter, dated 27 May 1840, ex the Fox Brothers correspondence, addressed to Wellington, superb Taunton double ring c.d.s. on the obverse; filing folds clear of the adhesive, very fine and a most attractive May date entire. Photo

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Sold for
£950