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1840: 1 d. intense black, plate 1a, lettered JH, an unused example with good to large margins all round, early impression in a very deep shade, fresh and very fine with large part og. An exceptional example from the first plate. Cert. BPA (1985) Gi AS1 = £ 17'000.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 16 July 1985, lot 49.