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Auction: 16034 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 3041

Great Britain
1840 Two Pence Blue
Plate 1
MK large margins, placed diagonally (perhaps suggesting a kiss) and tied by a superb red Maltese Cross in an orange vermilion shade, on printed invoice headed "postage stamps" dated 19 Dec. 1840, from William Wordsworth, to Mrs. Hannah Backhouse, Postmistress of Kendal, blue Ambleside d.s. on reverse; fine. A spectacular and important single 2d. Blue cover. Photo

Note: William Wordsworth (1770-1850) Poet, Poet Laureate (from 1843) was distributor of stamps for the County of Westmorland from 1812-1842

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Estimate
£6,000 to £8,000