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Auction: 15USA - The William H. Gross Collection
Lot: 76

S.G. #FR1, ""Falkland/Paid./Islands."" small black frank, excellent impression on buff colored cover addressed to ""Messrs. Henry King Co, 65 Cornhill, London"", with nice strike of type F.1 ""Falkland Islands/May 26/1871"" c.d.s. in opposite corner, with red London Paid arrival c.d.s. on front as well, boxed London datestamp on reverse, minor staining (largely confined to reverse), still a very fine and handsome example of this rarity, being one of the few of the approximately 40 ""Black Frank"" covers known without manuscript charge markings; No. 7 in the Study Circle listing; ex-St Estimate US$ 5,200-6,500

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