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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 23

(x) Great Britain
Registration Paid in Cash
1/- Registration Rate
1840 Two Pence Blue Covers

1842 (4 June) large part wrapper to Kendal bearing 2d. blue plate 2, FL (enormous margins 3 sides, cut into top) tied by black Maltese Cross, well-marked "Registered Letter" and "1/-" in ink, the reverse with Huddersfield despatch c.d.s. (2) and horse-shoe Kendal arrival (5.6). The lower right corner of the cover repaired. A scarce registered cover.


Also 1842 (21 June) another letter from the same correspondence to Kendal bearing 2d. deeper blue, plate 2, GI (small to large margins, just touched or cut into right side) just tied by black Maltese Cross, with the same "Registered Letter" and "1/-", the reverse with Huddersfield and Kendal (22.6) c.d.s. and with the complete red wax seal. Clean and attractive. An appealing page. (2 covers)

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

Estimate
£6,000 to £8,000

Starting price
£4800