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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 20

(x) Great Britain
Registration Paid in Cash
1/- Registration Rate
1840 Two Pence Blue Covers

1841 (13 Feb.) large part wrapper to Bakewell bearing pair of 2d. dark blue, plate 1, CB-CD (close to good margins, just cut into at left) cancelled by red Maltese Cross, marked "Registered Letter" in left corner and "1/-" rate mark for registration and Sheffield despatch c.d.s. The flaps have been trimmed. A clean and appealing cover. R.P.S. Certificate (1999).


A delightful and remarkable cover which is the earliest known registered cover bearing 1840 2d. Blue, only three registered covers bearing the plate 1 are recorded and multiples are rarely encountered

provenance:
Dr Pichai Buranasombati, March 2001

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£40,000 to £60,000

Starting price
£32000