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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 122

(x) Europe
Mail from the United Kingdom
6d. Registration Fee
1853 (21 Mar.) commercial entire to Bordeaux marked "Registered" with number "164", rated "2/7", "london/paid" despatch c.d.s., the tall type crowned "registered" in red (this type showing a more elaborate crown, serif letters), "PD" in oval and Calais transit (22.3), the reverse with Bordeaux arrival (24.3). Clean and fine

All pre-1860 outgoing registered mail to overseas is much scarcer than the equivalent incoming mail

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

Estimate
£150 to £200

Starting price
£130