Lot 70080 – 1841 1d Red pl.160, fine to large margins, tied to 1854 (Mar 3) wrapper from Sanday, Orkney Islands very late watery black Maltese Cross

Stamp of Great Britain » 1841 1d Red 1841 1d Red pl.160, fine to large margins, tied to 1854 (Mar 3) wrapper from Sanday, Orkney Islands very late watery black Maltese Cross
Stamp of Great Britain » 1841 1d Red 1841 1d Red pl.160, fine to large margins, tied to 1854 (Mar 3) wrapper from Sanday, Orkney Islands very late watery black Maltese Cross
Stamp of Great Britain » 1841 1d Red 1841 1d Red pl.160, fine to large margins, tied to 1854 (Mar 3) wrapper from Sanday, Orkney Islands very late watery black Maltese Cross
Stamp of Great Britain » 1841 1d Red 1841 1d Red pl.160, fine to large margins, tied to 1854 (Mar 3) wrapper from Sanday, Orkney Islands very late watery black Maltese Cross

Lot 70080 – 1841 1d Red pl.160, fine to large margins, tied to 1854 (Mar 3) wrapper from Sanday, Orkney Islands very late watery black Maltese Cross

Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
Price realised
1’500 GBP
Estimate
1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Auction date
Fri 18 Jun 2021 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1841 1d Red pl.160, fine to large margins, tied to 1854 (Mar 3) wrapper from Sanday, Orkney Islands to Kirkwall (Scotland), by watery black Maltese Cross with matching “SANDAY / PENNY POST” hs on reverse, cancelled again on arrival with “207” Scottish numeral of Kirkwall with arrival bs, heavy central fold and split along edge at top, a very unusual and late usage of the MC from a Scottish island.

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