Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 169
(x) Europe
Denmark
1840 (28 July) official wrapper to Rothchilds in London marked "KDS" (on State business, so free of Danish postage) bearing a very fine strike of London Foreign Office wide crown "
Vivien Sussex, March 2002
With the discontinuation of the Inland Money Orders on 1st january 1840, there was no secure way of sending inland letters and for a year registration was only available for registered letters received from, or sent to, overseas via the London Foreign Branch
The postage rate is double 1/8d. plus 2/6d. for registration
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Sold for
£480
Starting price
£300