Great Britain 1840 1d black plate 1a pair on first day cover, SG2 Trinidad and Tobago stamps Used examples are scarcer than

Used examples are scarcer than mint

Charlie's Angels and the Shrek series

overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type 10

The penny black incentivised an entire generation to want to read and write

A fine and scarce used example

Great Britain 1840 1d black plate 1a pair on first day cover, SG2 Trinidad and Tobago stamps Used examples are scarcer thanA world famous cover and one of the most important pieces of British philately. Great Britain 1840 (6th May) complete "Protestant Dissenters Assurance Company" insurance document sent from London to Stowmarket, Suffolk, franked with horizontal pair of 1840 1d black, plate 1a, lettered 'ID IF' used to pay the 2d postage rate for an item weighing in excess of oz but below 1oz, SG2. Cancelled by light red Maltese Crosses, handstamped with a London Chief