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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 84

(x) Great Britain
Registration Paid in Stamps
Distinctive Crown Registered Handstamps
Plymouth

1858 (17 July) envelope to London bearing 1855-57 6d. pale lilac with 1d. Stars on white paper (defective corner) tied by light strikes of Plymouth "620" duplex, a good strike of the distinctive small crown/"registered" in red and with the standard London registered dated oval code "M" and, on the reverse, Margate arrival (28.7). Some soiling but a good example of this fairly scarce marking

For another example, see lot 136

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

Estimate
£180 to £240

Starting price
£140