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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 37

xGREAT BRITAIN 1841 One Penny Red-Brown Plate 8, HH with close to good margins, tied by two strikes of red tombstone "paid" datestamp on 1841 (5 Apr.) envelope to York, the stamp additionally tied by straight-line "1d paid" in black and showing, on reverse, clear arrival c.d.s. One of very few recorded covers with this cancellation and of the greatest rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (1989) Estimate £ 3,500-4,000 provenance: "Maximus", November 1970

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