Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 21
(x) Great Britain
Registration Paid in Cash
1/- Registration Rate
1840 Two Pence Blue Covers
1841 (27 May) entire letter to a bookseller in Oxford bearing 2d. dark blue, plate 1, NA (good to large margins all round) well tied by black Maltese Cross and the Southampton despatch c.d.s., the address side with large "Registered Letter" and "1/-" in red ink plus London Paid tombstone transit datestamp (28.5). B.P.A. Certificate (2009).
A very fine and desirable registered cover, particularly bearing such a fine adhesive
This letter originally contained four £5 notes. For the companion cover bearing a 1d. Black, see lot 15
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Estimate
£10,000 to £15,000
Starting price
£8000