Description
1840 1d Black Plate 1b. A horizontal strip of six (MD?MI) mostly with good margins just touched at the lower right corner of MI. Bold strikes of red Maltese Cross cancellations. Light bend on MH and a small thin spot in the bottom margin between MG?MH. A lovely and most attractive multiple with superb overall appearance. These large strips are much scarcer with red crosses than Black. Ex Seymour (1952 sale 5 lot 73) described as MD?MI a fine STRIP OF SIX close at extreme bottom right corner otherwise margins all round MF showing double letter and MH MI re-entries. MF has an insignificant crease. Also ex a Robson Lowe 1954 auction then RL auction in 1954.Ex Tomasini Collection (with David Feldman Cert)
