Lot 40080 – 6TH MAY: FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF USE
Plate 1a OE
Lot 40080 – 6TH MAY: FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF USE Plate 1a OE
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
30’000 – 35’000 EUR
Auction date
mar. 24 sept. 2013 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
6TH MAY: FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF USE
Plate 1a OE with good to large margins tied by red MC to 1840 (May 6) wrapper sent on the first day of use from London to Bedale, clear Lombard St. despatch on reverse, filing fold affecting left side of adhesive, still a fine and fresh example of this rare and desirable cover, listed by Jackson, cert. BPA (1993) (SG £160’000)
Estimate: €30’000 – € 35’000 Auction
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