Lot 30018 – 1840 (May 24) Wrapper from Mansfield to London with 1840 1d Black pl.1a DE, rare 3rd Sunday usage in May 1840

Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue "May Dates" 1840 (May 24) Wrapper from Mansfield to London with 1840 1d Black pl.1a DE, rare 3rd Sunday usage in May 1840
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue "May Dates" 1840 (May 24) Wrapper from Mansfield to London with 1840 1d Black pl.1a DE, rare 3rd Sunday usage in May 1840
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue "May Dates" 1840 (May 24) Wrapper from Mansfield to London with 1840 1d Black pl.1a DE, rare 3rd Sunday usage in May 1840
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue "May Dates" 1840 (May 24) Wrapper from Mansfield to London with 1840 1d Black pl.1a DE, rare 3rd Sunday usage in May 1840

Lot 30018 – 1840 (May 24) Wrapper from Mansfield to London with 1840 1d Black pl.1a DE, rare 3rd Sunday usage in May 1840

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
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Price realised
3’000 GBP
Estimate
3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 1 Jul 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 (May 24) Wrapper from Mansfield to London with 1840 1d Black pl.1a DE, fine to good margins, tied by red MC with a matching Mansfield datestamp at left for MY.24.1840 (3rd Sunday), arrival bs, stamp slightly discoloured, a very attractive and rare 3rd Sunday “May Date” usage (SG Spec. A1(2)ti, £14’000)
Catalogue ref: SG 2

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