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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 285

(x) Australasia
New South Wales
Registered Stamps
1857 (9 Apr.) blue envelope to Birmingham bearing 1856-60 Diadem 1d., 2d. and 3d. with 1856-59 (6d.) vermilion and Prussian blue registered stamp (cut to shape and oxidised) well tied by "65" numerals and with unframed "registered/stoney creek" in red in the lower corner, handstruck "d6" in black ink and a good strike of the Liverpool crown/"registered" in red, the reverse with the despatch c.d.s., Orange (9.4), Sydney (13.4), Liverpool Australian Packet (1.8) and Birmingham (3.8) c.d.s. An interesting four-colour franking

This letter had a rather tortuous journey to England; arriving in Sydney on 13th April, it had missed the sailing of the 'Columbian' which sailed on the 11th. The next vessel was the 'Oneida but due to engine problems it was not entrusted with registered mail, the next sailing was not until 25th May on the 'Simla'. On arrival at Alexandria there was neither an E.& O. or P.& O. vessle available thus the British Consul chartered the sailing ship 'Scamander' to carry the British mail to Liverpool via Malta. Although a non-contract sailing the mail was accepted as from the Australia packet

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Sold for
£5,000

Starting price
£700