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Auction: 6010 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World - Washington Philatelic Exhibition Auction
Lot: 123

Great Britain 1840 Mulready 1d. letter sheet (the interior with "The Envelope Select Advertiser" of 18 June printed in blue), from London to Glasgow dated 2 July 1840, uprated with 1840 1d. plate IV, SJ, margins all round, tied by fine light strike of the red Maltese Cross, signed "Robert Peel" at lower-left (Prime Minister, 1834-35 and 1841-46). A strikingly attractive example of this rare uprated use. B.P.A. Certificate (1972) Estimate US$ 11,000-12,000

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