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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1205

Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 1a
RJ, grey-black shade showing moderate Plate wear, good to very large margins all round, tied to piece by a superb strike of the Maltese Cross in a distinctive purple-brown water based ink; an exceptional example of Exhibition quality

provenance: Spink (25 July 2017), lot 2262, realised £1,400

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Estimate
£500 to £600

Starting price
£350