Lot 40118 – 1840 (Jun 1) entire letter to France, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three, QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four

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Lot 40118 – 1840 (Jun 1) entire letter to France, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three, QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Jun 1) entire letter to France, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three, QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Jun 1) entire letter to France, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three, QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Jun 1) entire letter to France, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three, QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Jun 1) entire letter to France, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three, QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Jun 1) entire letter to France, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three, QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 (Jun 1) entire letter to France, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three, QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four

Lot 40118 – 1840 (Jun 1) entire letter to France, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three, QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
RoW
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
48’000 – 55’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1840 (Jun 1) entire letter from Manchester to Bordeaux, bearing 1840 1d black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three (some faults), QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four, mostly clear margins all around, neatly cancelled and tied by red Maltese crosses and additionally cancelled by French arrival c.d.s. in red, the internal letter contains the text “this letter is a specimen of our new postage act”, an incredible and extremely rare overseas destination cover of exhibition quality.

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1996)

Provenance: Daisy.

Auction
Autumn 2024 Auction Series
Catalogue
Great Britain

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