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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 162

(x) Europe
Austria Empire
Bohemia
1847 (22 Nov.) wrapper to London bearing "Recomandirt" in black ink with "prag/22 nov" despatch datestamp, straight-line "recomandirt" in small letters. "P." in oval, with Hamburg overseas Foreign Branch crowned registered in black plus London type 1 wide crown "registered" (W&J 1131a) and Paid arrival c.d.s. (30.11), the reverse with Hamburg transit .c.d.s. (26.11), some manuscript notation including rate calculation on the flap "12, 1.18, 38, 6/2.14" being 12kr. Austrian postage, 1fl.18kr. British registration fee plus 8d. postage, 38kr. Prussian transit and 6kr. Austrian registration. A good cover

Routed via Austria as U.K. registration was not accepted on the Coln - Verrier route, so routed via Hamburg

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

Sold for
£350

Starting price
£350