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Auction: 14022 - Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal history
Lot: 235

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 1b
RJ, good to large margins all round, tied by black Maltese Cross and straight line "Charing Cross" to envelope, dated 7 Nov. 1840, addressed to Lancaster Place, red London datestamp on reverse; fine. A rare envelope with "Charing Cross" cancelling the stamp and displaying experimental use of the black Maltese Cross. Photo

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£850