Lot 80103 – 1843 (Oct 30) 1d Red-brown CC, used on wrapper from Hollymount to Dublin, tied by a superb strike of the distinctive Hollymount Maltese cross

Stamp of Great Britain » 1841 1d Red 1843 (Oct 30) 1d Red-brown CC, used on wrapper from Hollymount to Dublin, tied by a superb strike of the distinctive Hollymount Maltese cross

Lot 80103 – 1843 (Oct 30) 1d Red-brown CC, used on wrapper from Hollymount to Dublin, tied by a superb strike of the distinctive Hollymount Maltese cross

Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
Price realised
5’000 GBP
Estimate
6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 4 Dec 2020 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1843 (Oct 30) 1d Red-brown CC used on lettersheet from Hollymount to Dublin, tied by a superb strike of the distinctive Hollymount Maltese cross in black and a superb strike of the Hollymount cds in blue at left, arrival bs, cover without sideflaps but complete, undoubtedly the finest known example of this exceedingly rare distinctive cross, ex Wills and Carruthers, cert. RPS (2002) (SG £17’000)

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