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(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackA superb, mostly used collection of 102 from Plate 1a to 11
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(x) Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
A superb, mostly used collection of 102 from Plate 1a to 11 and a further seven 1d. reds printed from "Black" Plates, generally fine to superb and including Plate 1a IH tied on cover by red Maltese Cross and "TP" marking, PK on cover dated 7 May 1840 (second official day of use), Plate 1b GK-GL horizontal pair (GK re-entry), IB matched in red, QL (re-entry) watermark inverted, Plate 2 KE (double letter E) used with LF on entire, Plate 3 LB-LC horizontal pair, Plate 4 EA with part of sheet margin at left, EE on cover, HA with part of marginal inscription on entire, Plate 5 CA part original gum (R.P.S. Certificate (1979), MI, ND and QC each matched in red, Plate 6 HA-HB and KH-KI horizontal pairs, PG on cover, Plate 7 FE and NH on covers, Plate 8 IF on cover with black Maltese Cross cancellation and Poulton/Penny Post cancelling the stamp, QA-QD horizontal strip of four, TA (re-entry) on cover, Plate 9 JG on cover, Plate 10 BJ on piece with red Maltese Cross cancellation, QH-QI horizontal pair, Plate 11 CB on cover, GF (B.P.A. Certificate 1981), TB matched in red, etc., chiefly very fine. A fine basis for further study and expansion
provenance:
Sothebys, Postage Stamps of the World, December 1993
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
1840 One Penny Black
A superb, mostly used collection of 102 from Plate 1a to 11 and a further seven 1d. reds printed from "Black" Plates, generally fine to superb and including Plate 1a IH tied on cover by red Maltese Cross and "TP" marking, PK on cover dated 7 May 1840 (second official day of use), Plate 1b GK-GL horizontal pair (GK re-entry), IB matched in red, QL (re-entry) watermark inverted, Plate 2 KE (double letter E) used with LF on entire, Plate 3 LB-LC horizontal pair, Plate 4 EA with part of sheet margin at left, EE on cover, HA with part of marginal inscription on entire, Plate 5 CA part original gum (R.P.S. Certificate (1979), MI, ND and QC each matched in red, Plate 6 HA-HB and KH-KI horizontal pairs, PG on cover, Plate 7 FE and NH on covers, Plate 8 IF on cover with black Maltese Cross cancellation and Poulton/Penny Post cancelling the stamp, QA-QD horizontal strip of four, TA (re-entry) on cover, Plate 9 JG on cover, Plate 10 BJ on piece with red Maltese Cross cancellation, QH-QI horizontal pair, Plate 11 CB on cover, GF (B.P.A. Certificate 1981), TB matched in red, etc., chiefly very fine. A fine basis for further study and expansion
provenance:
Sothebys, Postage Stamps of the World, December 1993
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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(x) Great Britain
1840 One Penny Black
A superb, mostly used collection of 102 from Plate 1a to 11 and a further seven 1d. reds printed from "Black" Plates, generally fine to superb and including Plate 1a IH tied on cover by red Maltese Cross and "TP" marking, PK on cover dated 7 May 1840 (second official day of use), Plate 1b GK-GL horizontal pair (GK re-entry), IB matched in red, QL (re-entry) watermark inverted, Plate 2 KE (double letter E) used with LF on entire, Plate 3 LB-LC horizontal pair, Plate 4 EA with part of sheet margin at left, EE on cover, HA with part of marginal inscription on entire, Plate 5 CA part original gum (R.P.S. Certificate (1979), MI, ND and QC each matched in red, Plate 6 HA-HB and KH-KI horizontal pairs, PG on cover, Plate 7 FE and NH on covers, Plate 8 IF on cover with black Maltese Cross cancellation and Poulton/Penny Post cancelling the stamp, QA-QD horizontal strip of four, TA (re-entry) on cover, Plate 9 JG on cover, Plate 10 BJ on piece with red Maltese Cross cancellation, QH-QI horizontal pair, Plate 11 CB on cover, GF (B.P.A. Certificate 1981), TB matched in red, etc., chiefly very fine. A fine basis for further study and expansion
provenance:
Sothebys, Postage Stamps of the World, December 1993
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
1840 One Penny Black
A superb, mostly used collection of 102 from Plate 1a to 11 and a further seven 1d. reds printed from "Black" Plates, generally fine to superb and including Plate 1a IH tied on cover by red Maltese Cross and "TP" marking, PK on cover dated 7 May 1840 (second official day of use), Plate 1b GK-GL horizontal pair (GK re-entry), IB matched in red, QL (re-entry) watermark inverted, Plate 2 KE (double letter E) used with LF on entire, Plate 3 LB-LC horizontal pair, Plate 4 EA with part of sheet margin at left, EE on cover, HA with part of marginal inscription on entire, Plate 5 CA part original gum (R.P.S. Certificate (1979), MI, ND and QC each matched in red, Plate 6 HA-HB and KH-KI horizontal pairs, PG on cover, Plate 7 FE and NH on covers, Plate 8 IF on cover with black Maltese Cross cancellation and Poulton/Penny Post cancelling the stamp, QA-QD horizontal strip of four, TA (re-entry) on cover, Plate 9 JG on cover, Plate 10 BJ on piece with red Maltese Cross cancellation, QH-QI horizontal pair, Plate 11 CB on cover, GF (B.P.A. Certificate 1981), TB matched in red, etc., chiefly very fine. A fine basis for further study and expansion
provenance:
Sothebys, Postage Stamps of the World, December 1993
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
The J. E. Safra Collection of Classic Great Britain Rarities, Including 1840 One Penny Blacks, 1840
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United Kingdom
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