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Auction: 24029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5198

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 3
CG grey-black, close to large margins showing lovely plate wear, tied by superb purple-brown Maltese Cross to 1840 (13 July) entire letter from Moniaive to Edinburgh with straight line "moniaive" in matching ink on face and transit and receiving d.s. on reverse. R.P.S. Certificate (1991). Fine and appealing.

provenance:
Philips, 22 April, 1993, Lot 128
Christies Robson Lowe, 12 March, 1991, Lot 98
Harmers, 7 November, 1989, Lot 74

literature:
Recorded by Rockoff and Jackson, Vol. 3, Page 440

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Sold for
£3,200

Starting price
£1000