Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Foreign Stamps and Covers (Australia thru Great Britain)
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1814°
GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 2p Blue (2; SG 4). T-B, unused (regummed), full margins to barely touched, deep rich color, tiny thin specks not mentioned on accompanying certificateFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN 1840 2-PENNY BLUE. A GREAT RARITY OF GREAT BRITAIN.
The 2p Blue is far scarcer than its famous counterpart, the Penny Black, in unused condition. With 1947 R.P.S. certificate stating "unused". SG £27,000 as with gum. Scott Retail as with gum
30,000
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