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Lot 30025 – THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF PLATE 1b: 1840 (Jun 12) Wrapper from Wantage to London with 1840 1d black pl.1b GB

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Lot 30025 – THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF PLATE 1b: 1840 (Jun 12) Wrapper from Wantage to London with 1840 1d black pl.1b GB
Lot 30025 – THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF PLATE 1b: 1840 (Jun 12) Wrapper from Wantage to London with 1840 1d black pl.1b GB
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
5’800 GBP
Estimate
6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 1 Jul 2020 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)

THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF PLATE 1b

1840 (Jun 12) Wrapper from Wantage to London with 1840 1d black pl.1b GB with good to large margins (small imperfection below B square) tied by two red MCs, reverse with despatch and arrival bs, an exhibition showpiece for a line engraved collector and unique first day usage of this plate

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2006) which states this as the earliest recorded postal used of Plate 1b

Auction
2020 Spring Auctions
Catalogue
GB & British Empire

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