GREAT BRITAIN 1840 QV 1d black, plate 1b letters PE SG cat £12,500. Rare genuine

Fulltime professional Stamp, Coin, Banknote & Militaria Dealers & Auctioneers for over 40 years. 1840 QV 1d black, plate 1b, letters PE. Superb fresh UN with 4 large margins. Rare genuine unused in excellent quality. Certificate can be obtained on request.

OUR REF: 200788 // S. = "Mint Never Hinged" with original gum without any gum disturbance.

= "Mint Lightly Hinged" with original gum that shows slight marks from previous hinging or a small unobtrusive hinge remnant. = "Mint" with original gum, that has significant marks from 1 or more hinges, or the actual hinge remains present.

= "Very Fine Used" with either a clear neat cancel or a neat corner cds, well centred for issue with nice perfs, and 4 margins on imperfs. = "Fine Used" still an attractive stamp with a fairly neat average cancel for issue, may be somewhat off centred, perfs may be slightly irregular or imperfs may have less than 4 margins. = "Good Used" an average used stamp that may have a heavy or smudged cancel or minor blemishes from postal use.

= "Cancelled To Order" (note: VFU or FU stamps may in fact be CTO). = when a set or collection is described thus it means that some stamps are lower quality so not F or VF, or have faults etc. For sendings to our overseas customers; we are happy to follow customers instructions as to what value declaration they wish to be put on outside of package........

Irect deposit to our bank account, bank cheques, personal cheques (must clear). Bulky lots can be picked up and paid for at our offices. The photos form part of our description and lots cannot be rejected for features visible in the photo such as in stamps: margins, centering, perfs, cancels etc, and as in coins: scratches, uneven edges or tone, cracks etc. (But scans can not be relied on for exact reproduction of colors or shades). Extensions will only be granted for genuineness or repairs etc, not for opinions on condition or grading. Extensions will not be granted for lots that already have expert certificates, or for numismatic items slabbed by the major grading services. Collections, Accumulations and Mixed Lots. An overall condition of these lots is given however the lot may contain items with faults, whose condition is of course taken into account in pricing. Catalogue value quoted or numbers of items in these lots are approximate. Status International is part of the I S Wright Collectibles Group. Australia's largest Specialist Dealers and Auctioneers of Stamps, Coins, Banknotes and Millitaria. And our current 3-storey Sydney headquarters employs 20 staff. We are members of the following associations.

Australasian Philatelic Traders Association (APTA), Philatelic Traders Society in UK (PTS), International Federation of Stamp Dealers Associations (IFSDA), American Philatelic Society (APS), Australian Numismatic Dealers Association (ANDA), American Numismatic Association (ANA) as well as numerous other organisations. (A Division of I S Wright) Established 1973.

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