Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 18
(x) Great Britain
Registration Paid in Cash
1/- Registration Rate
1840 Penny Black Covers
1841 (19 Apr.) entire letter to a solicitor in Ellsmere bearing 1d. Black, plate 11 MG (good to very large margins on three sides, just cut into at left) just tied by black Maltese Cross, marked diagonally across the address side "No 52/Registered Letter" and "1/-", there is a good strike of the boxed "
Any plate 11 cover is extremely scarce, this is the only known example used on a registered cover and is particularly appealing with its companion letter. It should be noted that the Paid at Liverpool datestamp was usually retained for maritime mail and was probably used here to indicate the cash payment for registration
The registered letter contained £40 in notes
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Estimate
£12,000 to £15,000
Starting price
£9500