Lot 450
1840, 1d black Plate 5 'OH', good margins all around tied by Experimental early Maltese Cross on folded rent receipt dated 4 Sept 1840 sent to Strand, London. Straight line BLANDFORD ST marking alongside Black ink for cancels not generally adopted until January 1841, but tested in August-September 1940, ex Dillaway, Uncommon. SG 2; £775 ($1,060).
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