Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 41
(x) Great Britain
Registration Paid in Cash
1/- Registration Rate
Postal Stationery
1842 (18 Oct.) Penny Pink envelope to London marked "Registered Letter No. 67 Pd 1/-" in red ink, cancelled by a good strike of the black Maltese Cross with Newark despatch c.d.s. in the lower corner and London Paid tombstone arrival. A charming and important cover being the earliest recorded example of the Penny Pink used for registered mail
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Estimate
£800 to £1,200
Starting price
£600