Losnr. 721 - 177.-180. Auktion
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Losnr. : 721 Grossbritannien
1 d. black, plate 10, CG, large to very large regular margins, tied by a fine strike of the LEEDS Maltese Cross in black to letter-sheet bearing "LEEDS MR 8 1841" c.d.s. for dispatch, addressed to Manchester. Leeds used five different Maltese Crosses, two of which are distinctive including the Leeds Special with the very rounded and marked cove-like outer Cross loops, recorded to be used from March 1841. Listed in 'Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross' by Rockoff & Jackson (2008), vol. 1, page 154. RPSL cert. (1974), Gi = GBP 10'000.
Provenance: Robson Lowe auction (12 March 1981), Collection Hassan Shaida (1992)Ausruf : 1.500 CHFZuschlag : 2.600 CHF