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Auction: 20032 - Great Britain Stamps and Postal History - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 695

Great Britain
1840 Two Pence Blue
Plate 1
AE in a dark blue shade, part of sheet margin at top and good to large margins other sides, tied by a red Maltese Cross in a brilliant carmine-vermilion shade on entire letter from Thomas Clarkson to Sir Thomas Buxton (both prominent members of the Slave Trade Abolitionship movement), manuscript "P2", dated markings on the reverse. The entire contains a fine engraving of Clarkson's home, Playford Hall, Suffolk; fine. Photo

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Sold for
£3,200

Starting price
£2100