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Auction: 26017 - The Klempka Family Collection of Great Britain - Part Three
Lot: 2283

Great Britain
1841-53 One Penny Red-Brown
Distinctive Maltese Cross
Lowick: 1847 (c.) valentine used locally in Lowick bearing plate78 (?). BE (small to large margins) cancelled by this distinctive Maltese Cross in blue, handmade and showing a dot in the centre instead of the diamond, with undated circular postmark on the flap. A stunning and delightful cover. Brandon certificate (2000) "genuine, as far as one can say". Photo

literature:
Recorded and illustrated in The Encyclopaedia of the Maltese Cross, Vol. 1, Rockoff and Jackson, Pg. 181 which is inconclusive, thus the cover is sold 'as is'.

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£400