Lot 50122 – 1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round on entire from Manchester to London

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Lot 50122 – 1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round on entire from Manchester to London
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round on entire from Manchester to London
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round on entire from Manchester to London
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round on entire from Manchester to London
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round on entire from Manchester to London
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round on entire from Manchester to London
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round on entire from Manchester to London

Lot 50122 – 1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round on entire from Manchester to London

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
RoW
Price realised
35’000 GBP
Estimate
32’000 – 36’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 20 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round (a few just clipped at one place), on entire from Manchester to London dated 7 August 1840, tied by fine strikes of the red Maltese Cross; some small faults or defects (CE-DE with split horizontal crease) and paper buckling. The cover with faults and refolded for display. An extraordinary franking. To our know knowledge, the second largest known block used on cover from any of the 1840 1d plates. A stunning exhibition centrepiece.

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2010).

Provenance: Victoriana and “Mayflower”.

Auction
Spring Auction Series – 2024
Catalogue
Great Britain

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