Lot 60041 – 1841 (Mar 6) prepaid envelope from Edinburgh to Sydney

1841 (Mar 6) Envelope from Edinburgh to Sydney with “Registered / EDINBURGH” handstamp, with despatch cds, London tombstone and oval “PAID SHIP LETTER/8 MR 8/1841/LONDON” all in red on front together with manuscript 1/8 charge mark for 1s registration fee and 8d Ship Letter, a further manuscript 7 pence charged on arrival in New South Wales with black “SHIP LETTER /J Y 6/1841/ SYDNEY” cds on reverse (the registration only applied to that part of the journey within Great Britain), the earliest known registered cover under this system to be sent abroad, ex Alan Holyoake RDP FRPSL.