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Auction: 17021 - Great Britain with Post Offices in Central and South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australasia - The David Pitts Collection
Lot: 9

(x) Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate III, KG-KH horizontal pair with close to large margins and tied by three strikes of red Maltese Cross on 1840 (27 Aug.) envelope from Gateshead to Barnard Castle and showing fine "Whickham/Penny Post" handstamp at left; trace of soiling, otherwise a charming cover. Photo

provenance:
Spink, 24 May 2002

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Sold for
£520