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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 198

(x) India
Mail From United Kingdom
1858 (17 Mar.) envelope registered to Bombay bearing 1855-57 6d. lilac (wing margin) and vertical pair of 1/- green tied by London Inland Section "24" in barred oval with a good strike of the tall crown/"registered" in red, the reverse with Lombard Street Maltese Cross despatch datestamp, first type open "registered/g.p.o." dated oval code "E" with single arcs (A&H 1493) and Bombay arrival (10.4); a few minor age faults; a good cover

Pays 2/- postage (up to 1½oz.) plus 6d. registration. Registered mail to India sent before 1860 is not often seen

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

Estimate
£1,200 to £1,500

Starting price
£1000