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Auction: 26017 - The Klempka Family Collection of Great Britain - Part Three
Lot: 2334

Great Britain
1841 Two Pence Blue
Plate 3
-H in deep blue, diagonally bisected on 1848 (12 Nov.) envelope from Castle Douglas to Edinburgh, uncancelled and with manuscript "half a two penny stamp/imperfect stamp" and with manuscript "2" in ink for payment due (twice the deficiency); the reverse with boxed Castle Douglas datestamp in blue and Edinburgh arrival (13.11). A rare and very desirable cover which was either a genuine attempt to pay 1d. postage or an attempted fraudulent use of a used stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2006). Photo

literature:
Illustrated in 'The Encyclopaedia of the Maltese Cross', Vol. III, Page 515

provenance:
Griffiths, Christie's Robson Lowe, 27 June 1985
Wade, Philips, 20 March 1997

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Estimate
£5,000 to £10,000

Starting price
£2500