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  • Lot# : 3044 Great Britain

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    1840: 2 d. deep full blue, Plate 1, lettered QI, a used example with large margins all round, negligible corner bend not affecting appearance, struck with superb London "No. 1" in Maltese Cross in black. Just four single examples, a block of six and two covers recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index. Rare and most attractive Gi DS1wa = £ 18'000.rnProvenance: Collection J.B. Seymour, Sale 5, RL, London, 30 April 1952, lot 457.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF