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Bidboard # 1907
Lot # 132
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $650.00
Price Realized: $140
Great Britain # U3

F/VF used example of the 1840 issue 1 penny black "Mulready" letter sheet, Plate A 244. This is the world's first pre-paid letter sheet. The contents consist of a list of "Claims Paid" by the Atlas Assurance Company (including William IV, the Duke of York, the Duke of Argyll and other British aristocrats/luminaries). A great slice of 19th century British life. 2021 Scott US$500.00=