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Auction: 18010 - British North America, The David Pitts Collection
Lot: 103

(x) Prince Edward Island
Early Letters and Handstamp
Mail to Great Britain
1859 (17 Sept.) envelope registered to London, showing red crayon "Reg 6, 4/10", light "charlotte town/paid/p.e.i." datestamp (P24), "Crown/registered" and Registered London datestamps in red and, on reverse, "prince edward island" datestamp (P5) and red arrival datestamp; the envelope slightly discoloured at top and with top half of flap cut away. Rare with few examples of registered letters recorded. Photo

provenance:
Alan Griffiths, January 2014

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Estimate
£350 to £400