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Auction: 8038 - Great Britain Stamps & Postal History
Lot: 1456

Great Britain Line Engraved 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 2 FF-FI, horizontal strip of four, margins all round except FF which is defective at foot, tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations to entire dated Aug. 1843 addressed to New South Wales, red "paid ship letter-london" datestamp of 26 Aug. 1843, on reverse black "ship letter sydney" arrival datestamp of 18 Dec., faults including a heavy vertical crease through FH hardly detract from the fine appearance of this rare entire. Photo Estimate £ 5,000-6,000 PROVENANCE: Charles Robertson

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