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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: 1043

(x) Victoria
Registered Mail, 1847-1876
Mail to Switzerland
1862 (19 June) envelope from Maldon to Poschiavo, bearing Woodblock 2/-, Octagonal perf 12 1/- and Adapted 6d., all cancelled by Barred Numeral "10", showing "registered/melbourne" c.d.s., "Crown/registered" h.s., circular-framed "pd", London Registered transit d.s. (22.8) and framed "apres/le depart", all in red, Calais entry d.s., "charge" h.s. and, on reverse, various transit datestamps. A most attractive mixed issue franking and one of four known covers with this "Too Late" handstamp. Photo

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Sold for
£400