Lot 50058 – 1841 (25th April) entire letter from Thurso to H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six

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Lot 50058 – 1841 (25th April) entire letter from Thurso to H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number) 1841 (25th April) entire letter from Thurso to H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number) 1841 (25th April) entire letter from Thurso to H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number) 1841 (25th April) entire letter from Thurso to H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six
Stamp of Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number) 1841 (25th April) entire letter from Thurso to H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six

Lot 50058 – 1841 (25th April) entire letter from Thurso to H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six

Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
Prix réalisé
12’000 GBP
Estimation
16’000 – 20’000 GBP
Date de vente
Thu 16 Dec 2021 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1841 (Apr 25) Entire letter from Thurso via Falmouth to Captain Henderson, the master of H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean, bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six paying the 1s prepaid letter rate up to ½oz. the strip neatly tied by good strikes of the black Maltese cross. A spectacular overseas destination and one of the most famous covers of this classic issue, cert. Oliva (1962) and E. Diena (1984).

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2021 Autumn Auction Series
Catalogue
Great Britain

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