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Image: Stamp GB Penny Black plate reconstruction

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Description: Composite plate reconstruction of the 240 positions of the Penny Black, from "AA" at top left to "TL" at bottom right. Most stamps are cancelled with red or black Maltese Cross cancels. Sold as lot 1017 in Robert Siegal's 2006 Rarities of the World auction for $18,000.
Title: Stamp GB Penny Black plate reconstruction
Credit: Image [1] found on this webpage
Author: General Post Office of the United Kingdom
Permission: This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain. This is because it is one of the following: It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was published prior to 1973; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1973.HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.
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License: Public domain
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