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Auction: 12016 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 1335

Great BritainMail to Foreign DestinationsTurkey1857 (10 June) entire registered to Constantinople franked with 6d. pale lilac, wing margin at left, 1/- green, 1854-57 1d. red (2, both slightly faded) and 2d. blue tied by small Manchester "498" obliterator, front panel with a variety of handstamps including red "(Crown)/registered", framed "Recommandirt" and "(aus england per aachen)/franco", on reverse framed "TRIEST/Recommandirt" transit h.s. in black; light horizontal filing crease affecting one adhesive (1d.). A most unusual franking. Photo

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£1,900