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Lot# 5057 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 5057 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, pl. 11, lettered DJ, a used example with large even margins all round, cancelled by Maltese Cross in dull blue-black ink normally associated with Preston, extremely fine for this, the rarest of the plates. Just eight singles plus a very defective pair recorded in Karl Louis Card Index.Cert. BPA (1956) Gi = £ 4'600.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 16 July 1991, lot 276.
    Starting bid : 1,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600.00 CHF