"The Black Dozen" - Great Britain 1840 Penny Black mint block of 12 - SG2 USA stamps and shared an apartment with

and shared an apartment with musician Buddy Miles

the construction of the Berlin Wall

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The attractive signatures feature on a November 1966 Royal Variety Performance programme

"The Black Dozen" - Great Britain 1840 Penny Black mint block of 12 - SG2 USA stamps and shared an apartment withOne of the crown jewels of Great Britain philately the largest known multiple from Plate 3 in private hands. Plate 3 is recognised as the printing plate which produced the finest impressions of the penny black. Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 3, SG2 mint block of 12 known as The Black Dozen. This mint block of 12 Penny Black stamps is the largest known multiple from Plate 3 in private hands. Provenance from the esteemed Chartwell Collection.