Ended on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 10:30 AM.

7879 1887 INTACT REGISTERED COVER. 1887 (26 Jan) 2d registered stationery envelope from London, England to Carthagena, u

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Start of the sale:
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 10:51 AM
Item n°472278830
Sale ends:
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 10:30 AM
Lot:
#7879
Catalog:
Sandafayre
Estimated price:
between £600.00 and £650.00

1887 INTACT REGISTERED COVER. 1887 (26 Jan) 2d registered stationery envelope from London, England to Carthagena, uprated with GB 2½d stamp, on reverse a framed "CERTIFICADO / 29 Enro 87 / MADRID" datestamp with the "CERTIFICADO / 30 Enro 87 / CARTAGENA" arrival handstamp alongside. Duly dated and signed by the recipient when handed back to the Post Office as a receipt, unless reclaimed the cover should then have been publicly burnt 6 months later. Surviving registered covers from this period are rare, a survey (enclosed) suggests just 5 known for 1887. For more images, please visit https://www.sandafayre.com/itemdetails.aspx?s=560775

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See the terms and conditions of the Auction House Fee for buyer : 17.00 %

Auction house

Sandafayre LTD

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Sandafayre Ltd is a well established company trading for over 30 years from Knutsford, Cheshire, just south of Manchester, England. We were one of the first ever mail bid auction companies; distance selling stamps and philatelic material by post and have grown to be the biggest mail auction company for stamps in the world.
We are probably the largest speciality auction on the Internet!

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7879 1887 INTACT REGISTERED COVER. 1887 (26 Jan) 2d registered stationery envelope from London, England to Carthagena, u

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