1845 (September 4th) letter written from Wellington New Zealand and sent registered to Devonport with endorsement in letter via Sydney. New Zealand marks of origin are not evident so letter was possibly carried privately to Sydney where the postmaster applied the rare two-line Registered/SYDNEY. handstamp (White Type R2) in red at right for local 6d. registration payable in cash (the signature in red of H.W. Petre is possibly that of the Sydney Postal Official confirming prepayment of registration) and 2/4 payable by the recipient as 1s.4d. double private ship letter rate + 1s. registration fee endorsed at origin 6 in red denoting prepayment of double overseas ship letter. The White Type R2 registered handstamp was probably only used August to October 1845 with only two previously recorded examples in private hands – this possibly being unrecorded. Ex Alan Holyoake RDP FRPSL Grand Prix Collection of British and International Registered Mail
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Mulready's
Rainbow Trials and DPs
1841 Penny Reds
1841 2d BLUE
Penny Stars
2d stars
1/2d Bantam Plates
1d Red Plate Numbers SG 43
1 1/2d Plates SG51
SG45 2d Plates
Embossed Issues SG 54-61
Dollis Hill Wilding Trials
Commems
GB Overprinted
Surface Printed
Other QV
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KGV
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KGVI
QEII
Wildings
Wilding Coils
Machins
Decimal Booklets
Smilers Sheets
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Jersey
Isle of Man
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Wales
Officials
Postal History
Telegraph & Fiscals
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Postage Dues
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