Lot 30032 – 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b red printing from the black plate MB/ND used block of six

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Lot 30032 – 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b red printing from the black plate MB/ND used block of six
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b red printing from the black plate MB/ND used block of six
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b red printing from the black plate MB/ND used block of six
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b red printing from the black plate MB/ND used block of six
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b red printing from the black plate MB/ND used block of six

Lot 30032 – 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b red printing from the black plate MB/ND used block of six

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
3’600 GBP
Estimate
3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 1 Jul 2020 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b (red printing from the black plate) MB/ND used block of six with good to very large margins, MD-ND showing pl.1c, state 3 impressions following the second repair to plate 1, neatly cancelled by black MCs. With a small vertical scissor cut in left margin of MB & a horizontal scissor cut in margin between MD-ND both well clear of design, a spectacular and very rare multiple, without doubt one of the largest surviving multiples in private hands.

Provenance: Ex “Mayflower”

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2010)

Auction
2020 Spring Auctions
Catalogue
GB & British Empire

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