Great Britain 1840 1d greyish black Plate 11 cover, SG3

Great Britain 1840 1d greyish black Plate 11 cover, SG3.

A very fine used close to good four margin example lettered 'CH' with rough torn margin at right. Neatly tied to a clean front cover by a black Maltese Cross with a small section of the back flap bearing a High Wycombe dispatch datestamp for 'AP.21.1841', and a London arrival circular date stamp for the following day. Unfolded for display purposes.

GB Specialised catalogue no: AS72.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value of used penny black from plate 11 is £4,600.

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