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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: 1054

(x) Victoria
Registered Mail 1847-1876
Mail to United Kingdom
1856 (Jan.) envelope from Castlemaine to Southampton, marked "via Burmah" (her only voyage from Australia carrying mail), bearing "registered" 1/- and Woodblock 6d. (touched at top), both tied by Barred Oval "37", showing red crayon "5", handstruck "d6", "Crown/registered" h.s. in red (additionally tying the 6d.) and, on reverse, despatch, Melbourne, "australian/liverpool/packet", London and arrival (28.4) datestamps. Photo

provenance:
Max Watson, October 2005

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Sold for
£400