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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 137

(x) Europe
Mail from the United Kingdom
6d. Registration Fee
1860 (13 June) wrapper to Palermo, Sicily "Via Marseilles & Messina" bearing 1855-57 6d. lilac with 1/- green strip of three with 2d. blue plate 8 tied by Liverpool duplex with fine strikes of both Liverpool and London crown/"registered" handstamps in red, "PD" in circle and the standard-type London registered dated oval code "A", Calais transit, straight-line "chargé" in black and Palermo arrival; several backstamps including the French boxed charge handstamp

Pays 1/10d. postage plus 1/10d. registration (equal to postage for mail travelling through France)

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

Sold for
£2,000

Starting price
£700