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Auction: 8038 - Great Britain Stamps & Postal History
Lot: 1133

Great Britain Line Engraved 1840 Mulready One Penny Letter Sheets A7, addressed to Ross, Herefordshire, red Maltese Cross cancellation, re-addressed on arrival and additionally bearing 1840 1d. (lower-left corner obscured by sealing wax) tied by another red Maltese Cross, the original Cross deleted and with manuscript "2" alongside, datestamps of 18th. and 20th. June 1840 on reverse, soiled and faults, nevertheless an attractive and rare usage. B.P.A. Certificate (1997) Estimate £ 1,500-1,800

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