1840, Queen Victoria First Issue, 1d black Block of Four red Maltese Cross cancels, The cert states "G-A, G-B, H-A, H-B" (H-A constant variety) S.G. Spec AS14K. Horizontal crease affects H-A/H-B some staining in the back, one on front, one cut in at left Brandon Cert (2022) (SG 2 £18,000 )
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Lot No:584
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1840, 1d gray black Plate 1b ‘HC’, good to clear margins all around, tied by black Maltese Cross cancel on folded letter sheet, (no side flaps and partial split on filing crease) bearing on reverse IPSWICH MY20 1841 and red LONDON receiver (SG 3 £750 )
1840, 1d black Plate 9 ‘IH’, good margins all around tied by black Maltese Cross cancel on 1841 folded letter bearing straight line boxed ‘T.P. WOOLWICHEO’, on reverse red JA 26 1841 datestamp (Scott 1 SG 2 £1,200 )
1840, Queen Victoria First Issue, 1d black 171 used copies of which 109 have been supposedly plated (not checked), vast majority cut in, but a surprising number either four margins (tight) or just in at spots, faults to be expected, red and black MC's really not a bad selection (SG 1.2 )