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

1840: 1 d. black, Plate 11, lettered JJ, a used example with good to large margins all round and showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, lightly tied to 1841 large part cover endorsed 'Paid' from London to the Queen's Foundry, Sheffield by Maltese Cross in black. Lower flap missing but with London despatch (May 19) and part Sheffield arrival (May 20) in red. Tiny stain at top right but a very rare stamp on letter and choice example. Cert. BPA (1959, photocopy) Gi AS73 = £ 16'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.B. Seymour, RL, London, 6 June 1951, lot 583.rn                        Harmers, London, 15-17 Feb 1965, lot 544.rn                        RL, London, 10 March 1994, lot 4378.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas