Lot 3
GB SG DP7 1840 1d First (later rejected) Die Proof, fourth stage, completed design with “POSTAGE ONE PENNY”
Stamps and Covers of the World Including the Hambledon Collection Part III | S26027
Auction: 17 & 18 November 2026, 10:30 GMT
Description
PROOFS & ESSAYS: 1840 (January) 1d Die Proof from the First (later rejected) Die, fourth stage, the completed design with the addition of the words “POSTAGE ONE PENNY” at foot. Printed in black on India paper mounted on soft white card. Notably without the corrosion marks or smudges below “ONE” and “NNY”. Violet “PERKINS, BACON & CO. LIMITED/ENGRAVERS/69, FLEET ST. LONDON” archival handstamp on reverse. Minor marks clear of design mentioned for accuracy, though still a superb, crisp impression of the utmost rarity and historical importance: the genesis of the Penny Black, the world’s first postage stamp. A showpiece. P.T.S. Certificate (2014). Spec. DP7
