Lot 70154 – 1840 (7 Dec) 1d. black, Pl.8, LA, a stunning marginal example with inscription on entire letter

Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (7 Dec) 1d. black, Pl.8, LA, a stunning marginal example with inscription on entire letter
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (7 Dec) 1d. black, Pl.8, LA, a stunning marginal example with inscription on entire letter
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (7 Dec) 1d. black, Pl.8, LA, a stunning marginal example with inscription on entire letter
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (7 Dec) 1d. black, Pl.8, LA, a stunning marginal example with inscription on entire letter
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (7 Dec) 1d. black, Pl.8, LA, a stunning marginal example with inscription on entire letter
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (7 Dec) 1d. black, Pl.8, LA, a stunning marginal example with inscription on entire letter

Lot 70154 – 1840 (7 Dec) 1d. black, Pl.8, LA, a stunning marginal example with inscription on entire letter

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
2’000 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Auction date
Fri 30 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 (7 Dec) 1d black pl.8 LA, a stunning marginal example from the left of the sheet showing part inscription “ce the Labels ABOVE” and with balanced margins on other sides, neatly tied on entire letter to Exeter, tied red MC, ‘’Lombard St 7 12 40’’ and ‘’Exeter 8 12 40’’ backstamps. A very attractive and rare entire with very few inscriptional stamps known from this plate on cover; cert. BPA (1997); ex “GL” (1981), Manzi (1997) and Vullo (2003).

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