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Lot# 5098 - Auction 291-297

  • Lot# : 5098 Great Britain

    1840: 1 d. black, plate 5, lettered TA, a used example with large even margins all round, used on 1841 cover from Poulton Le Fylde to Skipton tied by "Poulton / Penny Post" in black and by Maltese Cross in magenta ink. Reverse with Preston transit cds (Jan 8) in black. Ironed file fold well away from the fine adhesive, a very rare and most attractive usage. Unrecorded in Rockoff & Jackson. Signed Proschold Gi = £ 2'250+/Gi A1ya = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 15 Dec 1999, lot 2326.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200.00 CHF