Worldwide Great Britain Great Britain 1840 Mulready Letter Sheet 1d black
Sale No: 61
Lot No:1881
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Cat No:U3
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d black, stereo A8, addressed to Eye with two strikes of black Maltese cross canceling, reverse with "Stowmarket, DE 28 1841" datestamp, "Eye, DE 29 1841" receiving double-arc datestamp, Very Fine. S.G. Spec. No. ME1. Scott No. U3 $500. Sixty years earlier, Eye became famous when a lead box was found by the river there containing 600 Roman gold coins, the largest such cache ever found in Great Britain. $0 (Image)