Great Britain 1840 2d blue, Plate 1 Used, SG5 Literary who published Jesse James' letters

who published Jesse James' letters and proclaimed him to be a modern-day Robin Hood

superbly cancelled by a Maltese Cross in Bright Red

signed with his thumbprint - extremely rare

Compare this to the 68 million stamps issued for the Penny Black

Great Britain 1840 2d blue, Plate 1 Used, SG5 Literary who published Jesse James' lettersGreat Britain 1840 2d Blue, Plate 1, SG5. A very fine used close to good four margin example lettered MK, neatly cancelled by a crisply struck black Maltese Cross. Lovely fresh colour and one of the most startlingly bold examples of the black Maltese Cross cancellation I have ever seen. GB Specialised Catalogue Number: DS5. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 975. ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE > SELL ONE OF THESE >