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Lot# 3405 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 3405 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, plate 8, lettered IE, a used example, good to large margins all round, tied to 1 d. Mulready envelope, stereo A 178, by Maltese Cross in red. Reverse with double arc "DOVER" despatch cds (Dec 8) in black and London arrival in red (Dec 9). A fine usage for the double rate, the Britannia also properly cancelled according to regulations by a full strike of the Maltese Cross. Some patina and small tear left of Britannia, nonetheless attractive and rare.rnProvenance: rn117. Edgar Mohrmann, Hamburg, Okt 1964, lot 1852.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF