Lot 40097 – 1840 1d black pl.1b FI on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck

Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b FI on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b FI on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b FI on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b FI on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b FI on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.1b FI on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck

Lot 40097 – 1840 1d black pl.1b FI on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
8’400 GBP
Estimate
3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Auction date
Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1840 1d black pl.1b FI (showing double letter “F”), fine to large margins, on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck, Germany, with stamp tied by black Maltese Cross and London “tombstone” datestamp, backstamped Haddington (East Lothian) with Edinburgh and London transits, endorsed “private ship” with London “Paid Ship Letter” crown ds, ms “1/4” and “4” rates, reverse with Hamburg arrival, missing top backflap, a very rare usage of a Penny Black sent abroad.

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1990)

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