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Lot# 6614 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6614 Great Britain

    1858, 2 d. blue, plate 6, lettered SL, perf. 16, worn state I, showing boardened lower left network, used on a Registered cover in combination with 1856, 6 d. lilac, plate 1, perf. 14, Wing margin, from Manchester to Dublin, Manchester Registered in red alongside dated 10 March 1858, 2 d. postage rate, 6d registration fee, Dublin registered arrival on reverse in red dated 11 March 1858, horizontal filing crease clear of stamps, scarce example, seven recorded examples of this franking.rnReference: "Mixed-franking Covers", by R.C. Simpson & K.A. Louis, MJ Publications, 2020, illustrated page 96 and recorded page 104.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF