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Lot 70009 – 1840 Houses of Parliament 2d black on laid paper, wmk Britannia in crowned circle, setting 2B, sent to Hitchin

1840 Houses of Parliament 2d black on laid paper, wmk Britannia in crowned circle, setting 2B, sent to Hitchin
1840 Houses of Parliament 2d black on laid paper, wmk Britannia in crowned circle, setting 2B, sent to Hitchin
1840 Houses of Parliament 2d black on laid paper, wmk Britannia in crowned circle, setting 2B, sent to Hitchin
1840 Houses of Parliament 2d black on laid paper, wmk Britannia in crowned circle, setting 2B, sent to Hitchin
Lot 70009 – 1840 Houses of Parliament 2d black on laid paper, wmk Britannia in crowned circle, setting 2B, sent to Hitchin
Great Britain » 1840 Parliamentary Envelopes
Price realised
9’000 GBP
Estimate
7’000 – 8’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 9 Dec 2022 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 Houses of Parliament 2d black on laid paper, wmk Britannia in crowned circle, setting 2B, sent to Hitchin with red crowned “PAID” datestamp of 30 March 1840 and signed at lower left, fine and extremely rare with only 13 recorded examples (all types) of which many are damaged; cert. RPS (2001), ex “Severn” (DF 2010, sold for €12’000).
Catalogue ref: S.G. PE3b

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