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Auction: 24029 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5551

(x) Great Britain
1867-83 High Values
Watermark Maltese Cross
1874 (15 Aug.) large commercial solicitor's wrapper registered from Liverpool to New York 'per Cunard Stmr.' bearing 1865-67 4d. plate 13 (2), 1867-80 2/- blue, 1867-83 5/- rose (watermark Maltese Cross), plate 1 FB and EA-EB pair plus 1873-80 1/- green plate 9, each cancelled by unclear "466" barred numeral cancellations, Registered Liverpool despatch c.d.s and manuscript "registered 15/8/74" in red on front, New York Registered c.d.s (26.8) with wax seals and pink sealing ribbon; some soiling and creasing with a few reinforced tears including bottom right below the stamps nevertheless a remarkable and appealing franking.

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

Sold for
£580

Starting price
£550