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Auction: 23027 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2179

(x) Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 6
HC, large margins, tied by crisp red Maltese Cross and Portsmouth c.d.s. of 16 Oct. 1840 to entire to London, arrival datestamp on the reverse, filing fold at foot well clear of the adhesive. Fine and rare. Richter Certificate (1994)

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£550