Lot 40091 – 1840 (May 10) Envelope from London to Petworth wit
Lot 40091 – 1840 (May 10) Envelope from London to Petworth wit
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 8 Jun 2016 at 20:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 (May 10) Envelope from London to Petworth with 1d black pl.1a CC, fine to very good margins, tied by a neat red MC, with clear despatch backstamp on backflap ideal for displaying, very fine, surely one of the finest of the recorded examples (less than 20) used on the first Sunday (SG £65’000)
Literature: Illustrated in May Dates by Mike Jackson, p.121
Expertise: Cert. RPS (1977)
Estimate: € 15’000 – € 20’000 Auction
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