SG 2 var. 1840 Entire. ‘TOMBSTONE’ Cancellations. UNIQUE. SU.

Great Britain  1840 Queen Victoria Entire.  Two Penny Blacks, Plate 5, Lettered ME-NE.  TIED BY TWO RED ‘TOMBSTONE’ DATESTAMPS ‘2.9.40’.  Addressed to Sunninghill, Berkshire.  ‘T.P. Teddington’ handstand in black alongside.  THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CANCELLATION ON COVER BEARING A PENNY BLACK.  British Philatelic Association Certificate No. 38,247 (1992).  THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GREAT BRITAIN COVERS IN EXISTENCE.  UNIQUE.