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Auction: 22018 - The Klempka Family Collection of Great Britain - Part One
Lot: 140

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 5
MK-ML horizontal pair, margins in places roughly cut into at right, on entire from London 1840 (24 Nov.) to Derby, the pair had been previously used, hand initialled by the postmaster and with "OS" handstamp indicating Old Stamp, alongside "t.p./holborn bars" straight-line cancel and Derby arrival c.d.s. (25.11); the reverse with despatch c.d.s. A light vertical fold not affecting the adhesives. A most unusual cover. R.P.S. Certificate (2022). Photo

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