Great Britain 1840 1d grey-black Plate 1a, SG3

Great Britain 1840 1d grey-black Plate 1a, SG3Great Britain 1840 1d grey black Plate 1a, SG3. A very fine used four margin example from the first printing plate, lettered OE and showing moderate plate wear, neatly cancelled by a crisp upright red Maltese Cross. Plate 1 of the penny black was put to press on 11 April 1840 and registered on 15 April 1840. As the plate had not been hardened in a rush to meet the target issue date it soon showed signs of wear. GB Specialised Catalogue No: AS2.

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Halfcrown Victoria 1885 Standard type Uncirculated and graded 80 by London Coins Grading Service and in their holder ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE >

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each in a complete folded sheet of 60 (6x10)

A scarce specialised philatelic item of early GB postal history

handwritten quotation by author Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

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Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association certificate of authenticity (2019)

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