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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 201

(x) India
Mail From United Kingdom
1861 (2 Aug.) cover front (and part back) to Lahore "Via Marseilles & Bombay Express" and "Registered", bearing 1d. Stars, 2d. blue plate 9, 1855-57 6d. lilac (2, one wing margin) and 1/- green pair (some trimmed perfs.) tied by London district "WC/7" barred circles, with good strikes of the St. Edward's crown/"registered" in red and the standard-type London registered dated oval. Manuscript note on reverse arrived (2.9). A rare cover from this little used express service, only three covers to Lahore have been recorded

Pays postage 9d., registration 6d. and express 2/-

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

Sold for
£2,600

Starting price
£2700