Lot 30017 – 1840 (May 7) Wrapper sent within London with 1840 1d intense black pl.1a AJ-AK horizontal pair, second day of issue
Lot 30017 – 1840 (May 7) Wrapper sent within London with 1840 1d intense black pl.1a AJ-AK horizontal pair, second day of issue
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
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Price realised
4’600 GBP
Estimate
3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 1 Jul 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 (May 7) Wrapper sent within London with 1840 1d intense black pl.1a AJ-AK horizontal pair with fine to very large margins, neatly tied to entire by crisp red MCs, reverse with “T.P./Chief Office” handstamp and a red octagonal paid datestamp for the second day of use, a very attractive cover and arguably the finest recorded pair used on this very early May Date
Note: Illustrated in “May Dates” on page 60
Provenance: Ex Durham (1994)
Catalogue ref: SG 1
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