Lot 475
Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 4, Letter Written in New York, SG #2, L-G, margins all round, 2 page entire, dateline 30 June 1840 New York, privately carried across the Atlantic, Penny Black then affixed and posted in London (Lombard St.) on July 16th (cancel on reverse), tied by red Maltese cancel, delivered in Edinburgh on July 18th (cancel on reverse), a transcript of the letter incl., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #1, A very rare item, doubtlessly one of the earliest letters written in the U.S. to carry a postage stamp .
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
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