Lot 183
Great Britain, 1840, 1d, Plate 11 on 1841 Cover, S.G. Spec. #AS72vb, IL, 3 large to huge margins to just on the frame at top, tied by a black Maltese Cross to a "27. Ap 1841" entire from Ringwood, Hampshire, to London with red London 28.AP.41 receiver, "small tear at top left corner", seal on reverse, Fine to Very Fine, 2018 P.T.S. cert. Scott #1. SG #2. S.G. Spec. £16,000. Previously unrecorded, approximately 180 plate 11 covers exist, very rare and desirable . Estimate $5,000-7,000.
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Realized $7,475 |