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Auction: 11027 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps & Covers Part 1
Lot: 1072

1840 One Penny Black Plate Ib Used ED, just touched at foot, other margins good to very large, well tied on piece by a good strike of "Amlwch/Penny Post" in orange-red, also a very faint strike of dull red Maltese Cross. Very fine and attractive use of this rare postmark. Also 1841 1d. red-brown, plate 74, GC, small to very large margins, tied by part black Maltese Cross with a fair strike of "Amlwych/Penny Post" in red alongside. Fine Estimate £ 500-600 Note: Amlwych is a small town situated on the north eastern corner of the island of Anglesey, north Wales For an 1840 2d. blue with similar cancellations, see lot 1187

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