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Auction: 24019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1458

(x) Great Britain
1840 Two Pence Blue
Plate 1
JD-JG horizontal strip of four, good to large margins, tied by four crisp black Maltese Cross cancellations to entire letter to Berlin dated 1841 (7 Aug.) with "macduff/penny post" handstamp and "hamburg/14 aug." datestamp on front, framed "banff/aug 9/1841"and "hull/ship letter" on reverse; fine appearance and an extremely rare multiple on entire. With B.P.A. Certificate (2008) stating ".... the adhesives have been lifted, partly remargined and repainted". Photo.

provenance:
"Pichai", March 2001
Spink, 22 September 2008
Spink, 25 July 2017


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

Estimate
£3,000 to £4,000

Starting price
£2100