Lot 3073
GB 1841 1d red-brown Plate 2 pair on cover, distinctive Edinburgh Maltese cross

Stamps and Covers of Great Britain | S26004
Auction: 30 April 2026 at 14:00 BST
Description
1841 1d red-brown, Plate 2, horizontal pair (EE-EF), good to large margins, on cover sent within Edinburgh, neatly tied by two superb strikes of the distinctive branch office black Maltese Cross showing consistent large and small dots within the outer and inner arms, backstamped by cds for APR 26 1841; horizontal filing fold clear of the adhesives. Fine and rare use of the distinctive Edinburgh cross. SG 7

