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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 203

(x) India
Mail To United Kingdom
1858 (18 Feb.) long envelope to Leeds bearing 1854 2a. green with 1855-64 4a. black on blue glazed paper (6) cancelled by a barred postmark and manuscript "stamped 1 Rupee, 6 annas, bears "2/11" rate mark in red ink, small boxed "india/paid", Foreign Branch wide crown/"registered" in red (W&J 1131a), London Paid c.d.s. (29.3) and a superb strike of Leeds arrival c.d.s., the reverse with Mirzapur departure c.d.s. and neat boxed "registered/no. ..." with manuscript number. The adhesives with a few faults including a pair of pin holes in the 4a. stamps. An attractive lithograph and De la Rue combination cover

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Sold for
£3,500

Starting price
£2200