Lot 40134 – Plate 2 MD on 1840 (Jun 23) entire letter from Bal
Lot 40134 – Plate 2 MD on 1840 (Jun 23) entire letter from Bal
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
1’500 EUR
Estimate
2’000 EUR
Auction date
Tue 24 Sep 2013 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
Plate 2 MD on 1840 (Jun 23) entire letter from Baltimore, USA, to Halifax, England sent as a consignee’s letter, tied by red Manchester Maltese Cross, with MANCHESTER JY17 1840 cds on reverse, a very unusual usage of the world’s first postage stamp on a letter from the USA. Auction
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