Lot 70029 – 1840 1d Black pl.4 MJ tied to 1840 (Jul) wrapper from Brighton to London by light Maltese Cross in a mixture of red and black inks

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Lot 70029 – 1840 1d Black pl.4 MJ tied to 1840 (Jul) wrapper from Brighton to London by light Maltese Cross in a mixture of red and black inks
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d Black pl.4 MJ tied to 1840 (Jul) wrapper from Brighton to London by light Maltese Cross in a mixture of red and black inks
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d Black pl.4 MJ tied to 1840 (Jul) wrapper from Brighton to London by light Maltese Cross in a mixture of red and black inks
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d Black pl.4 MJ tied to 1840 (Jul) wrapper from Brighton to London by light Maltese Cross in a mixture of red and black inks
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d Black pl.4 MJ tied to 1840 (Jul) wrapper from Brighton to London by light Maltese Cross in a mixture of red and black inks

Lot 70029 – 1840 1d Black pl.4 MJ tied to 1840 (Jul) wrapper from Brighton to London by light Maltese Cross in a mixture of red and black inks

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
1’200 GBP
Estimate
1’600 – 2’000 GBP
Auction date
ven. 18 juin 2021 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1840 1d Black pl.4 MJ, close to very good margins, tied to 1840 (Jul) wrapper from Brighton to London by light Maltese Cross in a mixture of red and black inks (presumably by mistake by the postal clerk), as is the despatch bs, further struck on arrival in London by red “tombstone” ds, with Brighton “PD 1” oval hs below, a very fine and eye-catching franking, cert. Mike Jackson (2014).

Auction
2021 Spring Auction Series
Catalogue
Great Britain

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