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Auction: 16034 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 3009

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate II
OC large margins all round, tied by an ideal strike of the red Maltese Cross in a scarlet vermilion shade, to entire letter, dated 21 June 1840, from Bedford to Woburn with dated marking on the front. A wonderful combination of aesthetic appeal and Exhibition quality. One of the finest non marginal 1d. Black singles on cover in existence. Photo

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Sold for
£1,900