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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 33

(x) Great Britain
Registration Paid in Cash
1/- Registration Rate
1841 One Penny Red-Brown

1844 (30 Sept.) entire letter to a bookseller in Oxford bearing pair of 1d. red-brown, (close to very large margins) cancelled by fine strikes of "575" numerals; marked "Registered Letter 1/-" in red ink with London Paid tombstone (1.10) transit datestamp, the reverse with a good strike of Norwich despatch c.d.s. An appealing cover

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Sold for
£260

Starting price
£120