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Auction: 20032 - Great Britain Stamps and Postal History - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 694

(x) Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Collections and Ranges
A collection of covers in two small albums with both black and red printings from the different plates; most blacks (59) are cut close or just into or with other faults; these include examples to plate X, used with boxed "Peter/borough/Penny Post", used on large part front of Spooner caricature, used with "Ripon/Penny Post", "Missent to/Chichester", "too late", a bluish black Maltese Cross and others; the reds (23) are a little mised but some fine and includes examples from plate Ib, cancelled by bright red Maltese Cross. A very exciting lot

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Sold for
£4,200

Starting price
£1600

Sale 20032 Notices
The 1d. red cancelled by bright red Maltese cross mentioned in the description has a tear.