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Auction: 25027 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 2004

(x) Great Britain
Postal History
Merchant Mail
Early Registration
1584 (27 December) entire letter from Giovanni Lessenbrand in Augsta to Bortholomew Corsini in London, endorsed "La racc-do. p il buin recapito", the reverse flap with small 'waybill' number "28" indicating, with the endorsement, that the letter had received some form of registration and considered of special urgency. The letter contains an account of the carriage of letters via Cologne reading "I wrote my last letter on 12 November by way of Cologne, under cover of Clemanz Conduttori, and on 13 November I had yours of 28 October and 2 November ... I am sorry about the slowness of the letters that I write to you under cover of Clemanz Conduttori. They send every week a mass of letters that weighs pounds, not ounces, to London by way of Cologne where they have their agent for correspondence and despatch". 'La Raccomandata' endorsements such as this are very rare.

provenance:
Robson Lowe, October 1988, Lot 331

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

Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£450