Lot 40126 – 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands

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Lot 40126 – 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands

Lot 40126 – 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands

Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
120’000 – 140’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, good to huge margins showing portions of neighbouring stamps and left, original gum with some insignificant thin spots and a few light tone spots, horizontal fold between upper and lower block, a stunning multiple of the difficult plate 3, with this being the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands.

Note: Illustrated in “The British Philatelist” October 1908 (included) when it was in a block of 12.

Expertise: Cert. RPS (2003), Roumet (2002).
Auction
Vente aux enchères d’automne 2024
Catalogue
Great Britain

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