Victorian Penny Penny Black, Two Penny Blue and Penny Red Collection

1840-1841 A.D.

8 x 6 1/2 in. (14 grams total, 20.2 x 16.5 cm).

Great Britain (GB), Queen Victoria (QV), 1d Black x 2 (1840), check letters AK and RB, plate 1b, one with 'Black Maltese Cross' cancellation stamp, the other a re-entry with 'Red Maltese Cross' cancellation stamp; 2d Blue x 2, check letters JK and QH, one with 'Black Maltese Cross' cancellation stamp, the other a re-entry with 'Red Maltese Cross' cancellation stamp; plus a selection of 10 early imperforated Penny Red colour shades (1841); including re-entries, one from Penny Black plate 10, AI check letters, with "O" flaw; a nicely put together collection of Great Britain's earliest stamps. SG Cat. over £4,000.00. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK philately market.
From a private UK collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2580