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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 206

(x) India
Indian Ocean
Mauritius
1860 (7 Aug.) small envelope to Scotland bearing 1858-62 (9d.) dull magenta, 1859-61 6d. blue, 1860-63 1d. purple-brown (2, one corner defect) and 2d. blue tied by dumb barred ovals, registration number "436" but not marked as registered, "4" rate mark in mauve overstruck by the standard-type London registered dated oval (small part missing from being applied over the green tape), the reverse with fine Mauritius despatch, Edinburgh and Newburgh arrival (12.9) c.d.s. A rare and appealing four-colour franking. B.P.A. Certificate (1995)

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Sold for
£6,500

Starting price
£3500