Lot 40110 – 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2

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Lot 40110 – 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2

Lot 40110 – 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
24’000 – 28’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 (Aug 30) entire letter (refolded and slightly cut down) to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2 FI-GL, good to large margins all round (GI just clipped at left), neatly cancelled by good strikes of rich crimson red Maltese crosses; small internal tear between GJ and GK and some creasing though not detracting from the stunning appearance, a major rarity of GB Philately being one of two blocks of eight from this plate known on cover.

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1996), Karl Louis Provenance Cert. (2013).

Provenance: J. De R. Philip (1959), Maximus (1970), Daisy (1996), Grosvenor auction (1999), Lady Mairi Bury (2010).
Auction
Vente aux enchères d’automne 2024
Catalogue
Great Britain

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