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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 280

(x) Australasia
New South Wales
Transit Mail through United Kingdom
1850 (15 Nov.) stampless entire letter to Paris "Via London" and "per Thomas Hughes", manuscript "Registered" in large letters, marked "1/2" later replaced by "45" with the London wide crown/"registered" in red and a fine strike of the boxed "colonies/&c art 13." in red and Calais transit (10.5) in red; the reverse with faint Geelong despatch (9.12) and London transit (9.5). A fine and important letter.


This is the earliest known registered letter from Australia to France as well as the earliest usage of the Anglo-French accountancy handstamp from Australia to a non-British destination

Pays 6d. for double ship letter rate, 1/2d. for London (8d. postage plus 6d. registration). and 45 decimes for France. The Article 13 handstamp was applied on underpaid mail, registered or unregistered, via London to or through France.

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

Sold for
£1,800

Starting price
£1800