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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 44

(x) Great Britain
Registration Paid in Cash
6d. Registration Rate
1848 (21 Sept.) huge wrapper to solicitors in Kendal bearing 1841 2d. bright blue, plate 3, RG-SL block of twelve and TB-TL strip of eleven (most margins good to large, TL repaired top corner) tied by London "10" numeral, marked "Registered" and "3/10 under 23oz." with a large "6" in red crayon for the registration fee and with London Paid despatch c.d.s., the flap with neat "Holborn E.O." in black and Kendal arrival (22.10) in blue. As to be expected, there is some wrinkling and damage to the wrapper but this is a most extraordinary philatelic item which carried nearly a pound and a half of paperwork. Believed to be the largest 2d. franking on cover

The inside of this wrapper reads, "Settlement on the Marriage of the Reverend G.F. + Mrs Weston. With coupons of London + North Western Railway stock & part of Regr Correspondence, etc."

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

Sold for
£2,800

Starting price
£1600