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Auction: 23015 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 82

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 2
HK good to very large margins all round, tied by superb red Maltese Cross cancellation to entire letter to Liverpool with Inverness c.d.s. of 18 May 1840 on the reverse, fine. With fascinating contents concerning ".... coffee crops.... immigration into British Guiana..... The movement of labourers in Barbados ....a voyage across the Atlantic..."., etc., fine. Photo.

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Sold for
£1,000

Starting price
£350