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Auction: 19029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 1378

Great Britain
1840 Mulready
One Penny Envelopes
A189, clear "c/my - 6/1840" first day of official use Evening duty datestamp on reverse, very fine central red Maltese Cross cancellation with faint "T.P./Berkley Sq." below, addressed to Lady Elizabeth Thackeray in Alresford; light natural wrinkles and a little soiled. Fine and rare. E. Diena Certificate (1996). Specialised £18,000. Photo

literature:
Recorded in "May Dates" by Mike Jackson

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£2,800