Auction No 356, Tag: Penny Blacks

2 Lots (displaying 1 - 2)

October 1840 neat wrapper to "Henry Fox Talbot at Lacock Abbey" inventor of photography, with 1d Black, plate 7

Lot: 300

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Jan 2016 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £180
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October 1840 neat wrapper to Henry Fox Talbot at Lacock Abbey inventor of photography, with 1d Black, plate 7, JC, close to large margins, tied by red maltese cross. London b/s

Sepember 1841 cut-down wrapper from Dornoch with 1d Black Plate 5, three margins, cleaned and re-used (!)

Lot: 301

  • Auction Date: Wed 6th Jan 2016 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £115
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Sepember 1841 cut-down wrapper from Dornoch with 1d Black Plate 5, three margins, cleaned and re-used (!) & tied by black Maltese Cross; the original red maltese cross has been carefully erased but its outline is still clearly visible.