Auction: 8038 - Great Britain Stamps & Postal History
Lot: 1562
Great Britain Line Engraved 1841-53 One Penny Red-Brown Later Plates Plate 172, DL, enormous margins all sides and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at upper-left, tied by London District "26" in oval of bars cancellation to slightly refolded entire dated 31 Dec. 1854 addressed to Lancaster, double ring "too late g.p.o." marking alongside, despatch and arrival datestamps on reverse; fine. Photo Estimate £ 200-250 LITERATURE: "The Cancellations of the 1841 Penny Red" by Goldsmith and Danzig, illustrated on page 17
Sold for
£220