£500 - £800
A 1d penny black stamp, 1840, lettered RJ grey-black shade showing moderate plate wear, good margins all round, tied to piece by strike of the Maltese cross in a distinctive purple based ink, SG2, with certificate.
[Provenance: Spink Auction, June 1998 and 25th July 2017].
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