Lot 180
1857 Registered mail. Very fine envelope




The Phillips Collection of Great Britain | Part IV | S24008
Auction: 9 July 2024 at 11:00 BST
£504
Description
1857 Registered mail. Very fine envelope bearing a 1d Rose-red (SG40) and a 6d lilac (SG69) making up the registered rate to London and cancelled by two "Liverpool/Registered" spoons for JU.3.1857, with a oval “REGISTERED/G.P.O.” oval datestamp below with a superb strike of a Crowned “REGISTERED” handstamp at lower left. Rare spoon cancellation. SG40 & 70




