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Auction: 24019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1255

(x) Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 4
CA-CD, horizontal strip of four, CA touched at left, otherwise good to very large margins all round, CD showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at top, tied by light red Maltese Cross cancellations to large part of wrapper addressed to Sheffield, Manchester c.d.s. of 2 Nov. 1840 on reverse; CB with a tiny scissors cut just into the design at top, fine and a rare multiple. Photo.

provenance: Robson Lowe sale April 1949, Christies Robson Lowe June 1992

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£1,500

Starting price
£1100