Lot 50531 – Great Britain – 1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, a
Lot 50531 – Great Britain – 1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, a
Lot 50531 – Great Britain – 1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, a
Great Britain
Price realised
1’000 EUR
Estimate
1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Auction date
mar. 27 juin 2023 at 18:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
Great Britain – 1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, a spectacular negative glass cliché from a negative master matrix. The Penny Black has never been mentioned in the literature dedicated to the work of Jean de Sperati, this being a major discovery of one of the most iconic stamps of worldwide philately.
Catalogue
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