Lot No. 1556
| Auction No. | 10 |
| Category |
Great Britain Commonwealth & Foreign |
| Est. | $7000 |
| Status | SOLD $10050 |
1840 1d black Plate 8. Joined vertical strip of 8 lettered BC-BJ on South Petherton, Somerset addressed entire. Cancelled by multiple strikes of red Maltese Cross cancels. 27th January 1841 backstamp. 3 full pages of hand written testimony in this solicitors letter regarding a bad debt claim illegally settled with the pre-emptive seizure of numerous goods all listed. Two filing folds vertically through the strip & uneven margins from cut into to parts of the adjoining stamps from above but nothing detracts from one of the largest known multiples of the Penny Black on cover. Rarely seen or offered. Exceptional. (see inside back cover)
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