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Lot# 4502 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4502 Great Britain

    Mulready 1 d. letter-sheet First Day of Issue 1840: Mulready 1 d. black letter-sheet, stereo A24, a used example addressed to the Courier Office in the Strand, London struck with fine Maltese Cross in red with 'T.P. / Drummond St.' at right, reverse with clear hexagonal framed "MY.6 / 1840" despatch datestamp of First Day of Issue in red. Listed in Jackson 'May Dates' on page 227. Central file fold and aged at edges but rare and exhibits well Gi = £ 18'000.rnProvenance: Collection 'Idiens', Robson Lowe, 27 Jan 1954, lot 27.
    Starting bid : 2,500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800.00 CHF