Sale No: 265
Lot No:4243
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1897 (Sept 17): Great Britain 2 d. registered postal stationery envelope, size F, used from Ascension to Cheltenham up-rated with Jubilee 1887 2½ d. purple on blued tied by hooded "REGISTERED / ASCENSION" datestamp in black (Sept 17) with repeated equally fine strike strike below. Reverse with Cheltenham arrival cds (Oct 9) in black. Illustrated in Parmenter & Gordon on page 8/35. A key item of Ascension Postal History, the sole recorded cover bearing this datestamp and in the foremost quality. Unique. Cert. RPSL (1977)rnProvenance: Collection Vivien Sussex, Cavendish, Derby, 6 March 2002, lot 284. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)