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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 77

(x) Great Britain
Registration Paid in Stamps
Distinctive Crown Registered Handstamps
Devonport
1860 (27 Sept.) blue envelope to Holborn marked "Registered Letter 39" and bearing 1855-57 6d. lilac with 1d. Stars tied by "250" numeral with Devonport despatch below, a light strike of the sans-serif small crown/"registered" in red and the standard type London registered dated oval (28.9) code "AM". A couple of light creases or wrinkles, a good example of this scarce registration mark

For Falmouth, see lot 155

For Glasgow, see lot 275

For Jersey, see lots 72, 125, 147 and 255

For Guernsey, see lots 52

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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£240