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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 148

(x) Europe
Mail from the United Kingdom
4d. Registration Fee to France
1858 (18 Oct.) commercial entire letter to Paris bearing 1855-57 4d. carmine-rose and 1/- green tied by London Inland Section "24" barred ovals, marked "Registered" in red ink, Lombard Street c.d.s., oval "registered/london" code "E" and wide crowned "registered" in red (W&J 1131a) plus French "chargé" in black and Calais transit, the reverse with Paris arrival (19.10); the flap with two holes where the French wax seals have been removed; there is a small oil mark at top where an adhesive repair has been removed. An early stamped registered item to France

provenance:
Gilbert Wheat, 2009


Over ¼oz, pays double 4d. postage and regisration equal to the postage making a total of 1/4d.

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

Estimate
£400 to £500

Starting price
£350