Lot 60630 – 1933 Registered cover sent to Buenos Aires, with centenary 4 1/2d franking taxed on arrival in Argentina

1933 Registered cover sent to Buenos Aires, Argentina, franked with centenary 1 1/2d and 4d, uncancelled, with Falkland Islands (Stanley) No. 115 registered label, Argentine registered mark to the front “Certificados Central” with a “2” in the centre, arrival on reverse Oct 4, with tax due cachet “A Cobrar $100 4Oct 33 De Cargo, B. Aires”, fine and fascinating example of a registered cover being taxed in Argentina.

Note: Probably dispatched from Port Stanley during September at the last minute without passing through the post office, the registration label 5E is similar to label 5D, but the bracket is almost missing and known used between 1929 and 1931, possibly indicating that it was extended to the end of 1933; a rare usage.