Lot 10304 – 1840 (May 1) 1d Mulready lettersheet (A27) turned inside out and used on the 1st May 1840
Lot 10304 – 1840 (May 1) 1d Mulready lettersheet (A27) turned inside out and used on the 1st May 1840
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
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Price realised
Withdrawn
Estimate
100’000 – 120’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 4 Oct 2023 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 (May 1) 1d Mulready lettersheet (A27) turned inside out and used on the 1st May 1840 to Derby, showing a fine strike of the red Tombstone “Paid 1 My 1840” then turned the right way and re-used locally on the 2nd May 1840 showing a good strike of the “Derby MY 2 1840” at lower left and rated “2” in manuscript. A fabulous pre First day usage (5 days before) and believed to be the only known example, a major rarity of the highest calibre; cert. BPA (1998).
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