Lot 20002 – 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins on entire to Somerset from Bishopsgate, MY 27 1840 departure

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Lot 20002 – 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins on entire to Somerset from Bishopsgate, MY 27 1840 departure
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue "May Dates" 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins on entire to Somerset from Bishopsgate, MY 27 1840 departure
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue "May Dates" 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins on entire to Somerset from Bishopsgate, MY 27 1840 departure
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue "May Dates" 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins on entire to Somerset from Bishopsgate, MY 27 1840 departure
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue "May Dates" 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins on entire to Somerset from Bishopsgate, MY 27 1840 departure
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue "May Dates" 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins on entire to Somerset from Bishopsgate, MY 27 1840 departure
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue "May Dates" 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins on entire to Somerset from Bishopsgate, MY 27 1840 departure

Lot 20002 – 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins on entire to Somerset from Bishopsgate, MY 27 1840 departure

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
Price realised
280 GBP
Estimate
300 – 500 GBP
Auction date
Thu 26 Mar 2026 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, JI. Intense shade, fresh, four margins, on entire letter from London to Wellington, Somerset. Quaker-dated “5th month 27, 1840”. Red Maltese Cross tying the stamp; May 27, 1840 despatch cds on reverse. A fine May-date cover.
Catalogue ref: SG S.G. 2
Auction
2026 Tomasini Collections (part 1) + Specialised Switzerland
Catalogue
Tomasini Collection of Classic GB Part 1

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