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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 108

(x) Great Britain
Registration Receipts
Type 2
1842 (22 Dec.) "No.54" for a letter to London bearing a fine strike of open-top Halifax c.d.s. and a fine strike of the Halifax bag seal struck on black, signed by the postmaster, William Craven. A couple of folds, otherwise fresh. An early date for the type 2 receipt

There are several variations of the type 2 receipt which differs from the type 1 in that "Postmaster, or Letter Receiver's Signature" is in one line

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Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£150