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Lot# 10219 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 10219 Great Britain

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    2d. blue, plate 1, lettered DB, good to large margins all around, tied to folded cover by Maltese Cross of Haddington in brown, Haddington despatch cancellation in matching ink (31 October, 1840), to Edinburgh, with same-day c.d.s. on reverse, a remarkably fresh example of this rare coloured cancellation, thought to be the only existing example on cover with this combination. Cert BPA (1994). Gi. AS5uh = £25,000.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF