Great Britain Stamps & Covers - Oct. 2023 REGISTERED MAIL
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2709
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1902-1993 MAIL TO UK OR USA: A group of Registered Letter envs. and Registered envs., all from the UK to other UK addresses or to USA, inc. 202 envs. to the same address in Chicago, USA (seemingly a company dealing in objects of the Occult(!)). Many ex London but others from all areas of GB, inc. Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, etc. Inc. 11 Jan. 1902 QV 2d blue Regd Letter env. to Pentonville ex Ramsgate, uprated KEVII 1d tied by "REGISTERED/RAMSGATE" oval ds's (2) and red (1; poor); 9 Oct. 1914 KGV 3d Regd Letter front to New York ex Brierley Hill, cancelled by black Brierley Hill cds's (2), with Brierly Hill Registration label, oval "REGISTERED/BIRMINGHAM" and s/l purple "REGISTERED" hs's on front; and 17 Oct. 1936 FDC env. to Belgium ex London, redirected to Brighton (with black handwritten address ms), franked KGV 3d and KEVIII 2½d + 1½d, all tied by ":THE STAMP EXHIBITION:/LONDON 1936" cds's (3 - two cancelling adhesives and one on left side), with Registration and Air Mail labels, green "1936 LONDON/STAMP/EXHIBITION/OCT 17-24" label, similar white label, and Oostende receiving cds all on front, and Oostende cds's (2), ":THE STAMP EXHIBITION:/LONDON 1936" double-ring cds, London cds and purple "REGISTERED/DOVER, KENT" oval hs, all on reverse. (217) (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Oct-05-2023, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 2710
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QEII MAIL TO USA: Small box containing a 1962-1986 range of Registered Letter envs. and Registered envs., all sent from the UK to the same address in Chicago (seemingly a company dealing in objects of the Occult(!)). Many sent from London but others from Birmingham, Manchester, Newark, Nottingham, Sheffield, etc. Inc. 13 July 1973 env. ex Balham franked 20p Machins (2) + 7½p commemorative, all cancelled by poor Balham cds's (2), with Balham registration label, Air Mail label and red Express Delivery label affixed to front and purple Chicago receiving cds's on reverse (5 - four showing 15 July and one showing 16 July). All envs. are in good or v. good condition. (205) (Image)
