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Auction: 8009 - Great Britain Stamps & Postal History
Lot: 1068

Great Britain Line Engraved 1840 Mulready One Penny Letter Sheets Stereo removed; uprated with 1840 1d. plate V, DH with good to large margins and tied by red Maltese Cross, Britannia not cancelled, contrary to regulations; addressed to London with Coleshill 1840 (5 Aug.) despatch and London arrival c.d.s. on flap which opens out well for display; vertical folding crease and some faults to the flaps. Attractive and rare. B.P.A. certificate (1996). Photo Estimate £ 3,000-3,500

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£3,000