Day 3 - Great Britain, British Colonies, Pre-Union South Africa - the Besançon Collection (Part Ii)

1840: 1 d. grey-black, Plate 1a, lettered FK-FLC, a horizontal pair with ample to large margins all round and showing considerable plate wear (and not just in the usual lower right corner), cancelled by two strikes of the Maltese Cross in red. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi AS2 = £ 1'800.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas