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Lot# 5020 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 5020 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. intense black, plate 3, lettered BC, used on cover, from Edinburgh to Leith, sent 29 May 1840, tied by a fine strike of a red Maltese Cross, four margins, large in places, despatch to reverse, central vertical filing crease and soiled, however this plate is scarce used during May, its earliest recorded date being 16 May, an attractive cover SG AS19tj = £2'000+ for stamp on cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold