Auction: 24019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1455
(x) Great Britain
1840 Two Pence Blue
Plate 1
FE-FI, horizontal strip of five and FJ-FK horizontal pair applied over FI in the strip of five, tied by red Maltese Crosses to 1840 (24 Nov.) entire letter from Milnthorpe to Dijon, France; the face endorsed "Paid to Dover" with "Newton/Penny Post" handstamp in black on despatch with Calais 27.11 d.s. in red, additionally tying the pair and manuscript charge "18" (décimes) additionally tying the strip of five; the reverse with Milnthorpe town 24.11 d.s., London transit 25.11 in red, Calais 27.11 in blue and Dijon 29.11 in black with additional boxed "
Corinphila, 2016
Soler y Llach, 1993
Stanley Gibbons Rarity Sale, 1978
H. R. Harmer, London, 1964
Appeared in the London Philatelist, May 1997
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Estimate
£8,000 to £10,000
Starting price
£6500