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Auction: 6021 - Great Britain Stamps & Covers
Lot: 178

x Great Britain Line-Engraved Issues 1841-53 One Penny Red-Brown ´Black´ Plates X, PH, on entire from Dublin to Cork dated 24 February 1841, clear to large margins, tied by superb upright strike of the black Maltese Cross; minor faults in no way detracting from the very fine appearance. Rare - the first known printing from this plate was 10 February, making this example probably the first known usage in Ireland. R.P.S. Certificate (1986). Photo Estimate £ 320-400

Estimate
£400 to £500