Sale 973 — 2009 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 13 June, 2009
Category — The Jonathan Rose Collection of First Issues of the World (Argentina thru G.B.)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
327
GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 2p Pale Blue (2 var; SG 6). Horizontal strip of five and four singles, Plate 1, margins to in, tied by red Maltese Cross cancels on folded letter datelined "Dublin 7 Septr. 1840" and addressed to Berlin, Germany, red "SE 9, 40" diamond backstamp, also Sept. 11 transit and Sept. 14 receiving oval datestamp, red ms. "4" silbergroschen credit, red ms. "9-3/4" rate marking, two G.B. Penny Blacks missing and with pair from Plate 5 added to the coverVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USAGE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN 2-PENCE BLUE, COMPRISING A STRIP OF FIVE AND THREE SINGLES, ON A FOLDED LETTER FROM DUBLIN TO BERLIN.
With 1978 R.P.S. certificate
E. 7,500-10,000
6,000