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Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 296

(x) Australasia
Queensland
Registered Stamp
Transit Mail through U.K.: 1870 (Dec.) cover front to Pilkington, Canada West "Via elora" and marked "Registered", bears Lithograph 1d. orange-vermilion, 2d. pale blue pair, 1/- yellow-green and (6d.) orange-yellow registered stamp tied by neat strikes of "108" numerals with a very fine strike of unframed "registered/nanango", various manuscript markings and a good strike of the standard-type London registered dated oval (30.1) code "BB"; most of the top flap remains. A very visually attractive four-colour franking

Pays the single letter rate to Canada of 11d., registration should be double 6d. and it appears that the registered handstamp accounts for the first 6d., the registration stamp the second 6d.

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

Sold for
£5,800

Starting price
£700