Lot 50058 – 1841 (25th April) entire letter from Thurso to H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six
Lot 50058 – 1841 (25th April) entire letter from Thurso to H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six
Lot 50058 – 1841 (25th April) entire letter from Thurso to H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
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Price realised
12’000 GBP
Estimate
16’000 – 20’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 16 Dec 2021 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1841 (Apr 25) Entire letter from Thurso via Falmouth to Captain Henderson, the master of H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean, bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six paying the 1s prepaid letter rate up to ½oz. the strip neatly tied by good strikes of the black Maltese cross. A spectacular overseas destination and one of the most famous covers of this classic issue, cert. Oliva (1962) and E. Diena (1984).
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