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Auction: 17022 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring The Ronnie Winchester Collection and fine sections of Belgium, Cape of Good Hope Rectangular Issues and Griqualand West
Lot: 1041

(x) Victoria
Registered Mail 1847-1876
Mail to Switzerland
1860 (5 Sept.) underpaid envelope from Dunnolly to Bironico, bearing Octagonal 1/- perf 12 pair tied by Barred Numeral "239", showing manuscript "3/-" in red ink, "registered/melbourne" c.d.s. (5.9), "Crown/registered" h.s., circular-framed "pd", London Registered transit d.s. (19.9), Calais entry c.d.s. and "charge" h.s., all in red, with despatch, Basel and arrival datestamps on reverse. A most unusual franking. RPSV Certificate (2008). Photo

Note: For a possible explanation of the franking we refer you to "The Pre-U.P.U. Destination Mail of Victoria" by Ben Palmer, page 167, item 126 in the listing.

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Estimate
£600 to £800