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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 199

(x) India
Mail From United Kingdom
1858 (24 July) neat envelope to Calcutta bearing 1d. Stars (3) and 1855-57 1/- green tied by Irish "257" numerals with open-top Kanturk despatch c.d.s., manuscript "Registered" and with a fair strike of the wide crown/"registered" in red (W&J 1131a) and the standard-type London registered dated oval (26.7) code "M", the reverse wtih open circle "dublin/registered" in red (A&H 1495) and Calcutta arrival. A fine cover

Pays the basic postage of 9d. plus 6d. registration.

This Dublin registration datestamp was introduced in 1857

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

Sold for
£950

Starting price
£1300