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Great Britain Postal History 1841 (15 Jan.) a delightful and highly

Great Britain Postal History 1841 (15 Jan.) a delightful and highly

(x) Great Britain Postal History 1841 (15 Jan.) a delightful and highly important entire letter to Congleton marked "Registered Post Prepaid" with small "No 96" added by the postmaster, rated "1/2" and with a fine strike of Lombard Street Maltese Cross datestamp in red. Free from any filing creases and the letter indicates that this originally contained seven bank notes totalling £919.2.5d. This magnificent cover is the earliest known example of a British Inland registered letter Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

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