Auction: 21045 - The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
Lot: 303
(x) Australasia
Victoria
Registered Stamp
1854 (15 Dec.) neat envelope to London "Per the Antelope Steamer", marked "Registered" and bearing a fine example of the 1854 1/- rose-pink and blue registered stamp well tied by neat "2/V" postmark, with faint manuscript "1/-" in red ink (paid in cash) and "1/-" in black ink, a good strike of the boxed "
Pays ship letter rate 1/- and registration 1/-, the 1/- for inward ship letter and U.K. registration of 6d. to be paid by the recipient. The boxed Too Late required the late fee of 6d. to be paid in cash by the sender
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Sold for
£2,900
Starting price
£1000