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Auction: 15023 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 3662

(x) Great Britain
Postal History
1856-97, a group of registered covers with 1856 1d. pink envelope of London & Westminster Bank to Malton, from Southward Branch and bearing straight-line "Borough" in blue (the registration paid in cash); 1859 1d. pink envelope uprated 6d. from Chester to Haverfordwest, via London; 1861 1d. pink envelope uprated manuscript "6d" to Malton bearing tombstone "lombard street/b/registered latter" in red; 1873 1d. pink envelope uprated 4d. from Frome to Tetbury via Bath and Chippenham; 1880 1d. pink envelope uprated 1879 ½d., 1d. (3) and 2½d cancelled by four-bar oval obliterators from Seething Lane, London to Bern, Switzerland; 1897 4d. stationery envelope uprated 1d. stationery cut out used locally in Old Trafford, Manchester. Also 1890 wrapper to Vera Cruz beaing Jubilee 4d. tied by Manchester duplex. A very interesting and desirable group of registered postal stationery covers. (7 covers)

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£290