Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 11, SG2.
A superb used close to huge four margin example lettered "TJ", neatly tied to a clean and fresh entire letter by a crisp black Maltese Cross.
The letter was sent from Missenden to Rickmansworth with a Missenden dispatch undated cirlcle at the left.
The letter is dated on the reverse and internally "February 20th 1841".
A very scarce franking within the first month of usage.
A very rare cover of undoubted exhibition quality and one of the finest of the elusive plate 11 covers known, being the rarest and last printing plate of the penny black.
Accompanied with a 1983 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG Catalogue Value: £15,000+.
