Lot# 3047 - Auction 250-256
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Lot# : 3047 Great Britain
1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 1, lettered DC, a used example with good to large margins all round, cancelled by a virtually complete strike of the distinctive "Greenock" Maltese Cross in black. Exceptional strike and the finest 1840 2 d. with Greenock Cross recorded. Cert. RPSL (1990) Gi DS5va = £ 2'500.rnrnProvenance: Phillips, London, 16 Nov 1989, lot 154.Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,700 CHF