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Auction: 24029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5127

(x) Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 1a
FB, large margins all round, tied to lettersheet (reduced) sent on 7th May 1840 by two strikes of red-brown Maltese cross and on the reverse boxed 'pd/ my 7/ 1840' in red and circular datestamp with the same date; a fine usage on the second day of issue. Brandon Certificate (2006)

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Sold for
£2,000

Starting price
£700