Lot 40164 – Plate 5 CG with close to very good margins, tied b

Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 Plate 5 CG with close to very good margins, tied b

Lot 40164 – Plate 5 CG with close to very good margins, tied b

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
9’000 EUR
Estimate
10’000 EUR
Auction date
mar. 24 sept. 2013 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
Plate 5 CG with close to very good margins, tied by black MC to REGISTERED lettersheet to Shanklin (Isle of Wight), letter reads “I have enclosed £10…”, with ms “Registered Letter” and 1/-” with London tombstone adjacent. slightly indistinct despatch bs, a very fine and very rare registered penny black cover (fewer than a dozen thought to exist)

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