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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 152

(x) Europe
Mail from the United Kingdom
4d. Registration Fee to France
1861 (19 June) wrapper to Paris marked "Registered" with number "3", bears 1855-57 4d. rose-red and 6d. lilac (2) tied by London Inland Section "21" numerals with a very fine strike of the standard-type London registered dated oval code "6", a good strike of the small crowned "registered" and "PD" in oval, all in red, with French "chargé" in black and Calais transit; the reverse with Paris arrival (20.6), the boxed charged handstamp with manuscript insertion and marks where the two French wax seals have been removed. Good strikes of the postmarks

The postage rate is double 4d., thus the registration is the same, making a total of 1/4d.

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

Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£270