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   From: rodney@touch88.com.au   
      
   reminds me of an article I read recently (circa 1970),   
   one of the valuers of SG went out to value some lady's   
   penny black collection.   
   They covered the wall in one of her bedrooms.   
   Apparently they salvaged a few extremely fine examples.   
      
   I've yet to own one, and yet to see one come up at auction.   
      
      
   | Gee, I wish you'd not mentioned the "Penny Black". It is neither rare   
   | nor is it expensive.  Wholesale price/value on it is about US $20.00   
   | or about UK 14 Pounds.  There is a faint possibility that the 3 you   
   | have may be extremely rare examples - unfortunately the chances are   
   | vastly slim.   
   |   
   | I do wish you the best of luck though.  ;-))   
   |   
   | Dakota   
      
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