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Auction: 8009 - Great Britain Stamps & Postal History
Lot: 1052

Great Britain Postal History Historical Documents 1841 (21 Mar.) letter written to Rowland Hill at the Treasury bearing 1840 1d. plate 9, TL (mixed margins) tied by black Maltese Cross; the reverse with manuscript notation about the contents, "... effects of new Postage arrangements/1667" partly covered by London c.d.s.; filing crease clear of the adhesive. Very few Penny Black letters are known addressed to Rowland Hill (2 others recorded). Photo Estimate £ 1,800-2,000

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