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Auction: 22028 - The Klempka Family Collection of Great Britain - Part II
Lot: 671

Great Britain
Registered Mail
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1847 (20 Oct.) 2d. blue postal stationery envelope (size F) to York marked "1/- Register'd" in red ink and "Registered" again at foot, cancelled by "930" numeral of York with a superb strike of Derby despatch in the lower corner with York arrival for the same day on the reverse; the wax seal has been removed and the paper shows minor signs of ageing. Easily the finest of the only two recorded examples of registered 2d. stationery envelope. R.P.S. Certificate (2022). Photo

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Sold for
£1,500

Starting price
£220