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Auction: 22018 - The Klempka Family Collection of Great Britain - Part One
Lot: 132

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 1b
IF-II strip of four and JF-JI strip of four (forming a severed block of eight) on 1840 (16 July) entire from Manchester to Glasgow, redirected (18.7) to Edinburgh (21.7) with the eight pence fee paid with NE-NL strip of eight, very large margins all round and with full margin at right showing part of inscription "..Back be careful not..", originally concealing the stamps at top and separated for display purpose, all adhesives cancelled by Red Maltese Cross, the reverse of the entire showing the various postmarks.

An incredibly rare item believed to be the largest recorded franking (16) of Penny Black with Maltese Cross cancellation.

Literature:
The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain 1972, Vol.82, no.3. (front cover)

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Sold for
£16,000

Starting price
£10500