Lot 70049 – 1840 2d Steel Blue pl.1 left marginal showing partial inscription “ent.” on printed wrapper from Carrick-on-Shannon to Dublin (Ireland)
Lot 70049 – 1840 2d Steel Blue pl.1 left marginal showing partial inscription “ent.” on printed wrapper from Carrick-on-Shannon to Dublin (Ireland)
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
Price realised
1’800 GBP
Estimate
1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Auction date
Fri 18 Jun 2021 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 2d Steel Blue pl.1 EA left marginal showing partial inscription “ent.”, with fine to very large margins elsewhere, on 1841 (Aug 11) printed “Stamp Revenue” wrapper from Carrick-on-Shannon to Dublin (Ireland), reverse with despatch and arrival ds, missing a sideflap, a very rare example of a marginal 1840 2d on cover, ex Pickering and “Wellington”.
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