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Auction: 22018 - The Klempka Family Collection of Great Britain - Part One
Lot: 146

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 6
PK, margins all round, on 1841 (4 Jan.) entire letter (the interior with printed questionnaire seeking a reference for a member of the clergy), the completed form then turned and re-used to the Bishop of Norwich bearing plate 6, LH, just touched to large margins, dated 19 January, both tied by light strikes of the red Maltese Cross; PK partly lifted causing tear to the cover though still fine and of wonderful appearance. A very rare usage of exhibition quality. R.P.S. Certificate (2002). Photo

provenance:
Spink auction, December 2005

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,500

Starting price
£500