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Auction: 24029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5181

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 2
IA, close to large margins all round, tied by remarkable bright vermilion Maltese Cross to 1840 (25 June) entire letter from Perth to Edinburgh, the reverse with Perth d.s. and Edinburgh receiving d.s. in matching ink; filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine and striking.

provenance:
Grosvenor, 17 December, 2004, Lot 644

literature:
Recorded by Rockoff and Jackson, Vol. 3, Page 444

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Sold for
£1,300

Starting price
£600