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Lot# 3523 - Auction 298-307

  • Lot# : 3523 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, plate 7, lettered AJ, a used example, good to very large margins all round, on 1840 cover from Preston to Union Foundry, Bradford, tied by fine strike of the Maltese Cross in magenta. Reverse with Preston despatch cds (Dec 31) in black. Rare Gi AS46vd = £ 8'500.rnReference: Rockoff/Jackson Encyclopedia of the Maltese Cross, vol. 3 page 445. Certificate RPSL (1985).rnProvenence: 4. Merkurphila, Frankfurt, Dec 1983, lot 587.rnCollection Nigel Howard, Christie's 9. Nov 1994, lot 1189.rnCollection J.E Saffra, Spink 5. May 2014, lot 1070.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold