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Auction: 14022 - Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal history
Lot: 261

(x) Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 2
OK, with good to large margins, just tied by a light strike of crimson-red Maltese Cross to 1840 (9 May) local Edinburgh cover, clearly showing the datestamp on the flap which opens well for display. An attractive early cover. Cat. £4,800+. Photo

provenance: "Durham", November 1994

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Sold for
£1,800