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Auction: 22023 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 136

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 1b
EI, with unofficial roulette on three sides, tied by upright red Maltese Cross cancellation to entire (side flaps missing) to Newcastle-upon- Tyne, blue c.d.s. of 31 July 1840 on reverse; vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine and very rare. With R.P.S. Certificate (1967) stating ".....The margins cut abnormally before affixing to the letter sheet". Photo

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Estimate
£7,000 to £8,000

Starting price
£6500