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Lot# 5013 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 5013 Great Britain

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    1840: Mulready 2 d. blue, stereo A94, used example, 16 May 1840, Aberdeen to Perth, cancelled by light strike of a red Maltese Cross, despatch in black to reverse, strengthened perimeter tears, fault top right and imperfections to face/edges, however a rare early use of this scarce 2 d. lettersheet; being the only recorded example on this date and only the second Scottish use (the first being from Edinburgh); the cover is illustrated in "May Dates" SG ME3 = £17'000.rnReference: "May Dates", by Mike Jackson, 1999, illustrated on page 316 and referenced on page 317.rnProvenance: The "Daisy" Collection, Christies, London, 8 October 1996, lot 58 (mentions a BPA certificate 1996).
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF