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Auction: 24029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5210

(x) Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
Plate 4
FE tied by black Maltese Cross to 1841 (20 Sept.) entire from Arbroath to Dundee (B.P.A. Certificate 2013); GA tied by ruby coloured Maltese Cross of Aberdeen to 1840 (21 Dec.) entire letter to Banff (R.P.S. Certificate 1988); HA tied by red Maltese Cross to 1840 (17 Aug.) entire from Greenock to London (B.P.A. Certificate 2008); and IE (recut letter square) tied by red Maltese Cross in salmon-pink shade to 1840 (30 May) Carlisle stationery letter to Edinburgh, an unusual early use. Generally fine and a good group.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£140