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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 123

(x) Europe
Mail from the United Kingdom
6d. Registration Fee
1854 (9 Aug.) entire letter to Christiana, Norway bearing 1847-54 Embossed 1/- green (touched to large margins) and 10d. (large margins, just touched at foot) with Stars 1d. red-brown, perf.16, each tied by Scottish "114" numeral, marked "Registered" in red crayon and "Recommandirt", "1-1" rate mark in red ink and with large crown/"registered" (London) and "P." in circle, both in orange-red, the reverse with Dundee despatch c.d.s. in green, Hamburg transit. There are a couple of light vertical folds (one through the 1/-) but a particularly fresh and interesting cover which pays the winter rate instead of the summer rate

The summer rate should have been the 1/1d. as marked, plus 6d. registration; however, this has been charged at 1/5d. plus 6d. registration

Also 1856 (23 Sept.) wrapper to Christiana, Norway bearing 1855-57 1/- pair with 1d. Stars on white paper cancelled by "761" numerals with Sunderland despatch alongside, marked "Registered" in red ink and numbered "163" with the small crown/"registered", the standard-type London dated registered oval code "AN" and "P" in oval, the reverse with two Hamburg datestamps (26.9). Some light paper ageing

Pays the summer rate of 1/4d. single rate (up to 1.2oz.), 6d. British registration and 3d. Prussian registration

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

Sold for
£2,200

Starting price
£2700