Lot 50014 – 1865 (Jun 11) Wrapper sent registered from Brux to London bearing 15kr pair and two 10kr on obverse

1865 (Jun 11) Wrapper sent registered from Brux to London bearing 15kr pair and two 10kr on obverse with a further 10k on reverse, paying double rate and registration, framed « Recomandirt » and « (CROWN) / REGISTERED » along with London Foreign Branch « PRUSSIA / (CROWN) / REGISTERED » handstamp, London arrival, ex Alan Holyoake RDP FRPSL, cert. Dr Ulrich Ferchenbauer (1991).

Note: In the 1850s and into the 1860s the Foreign Branch used handstamps of three different designs on in-coming registered mail from countries with whom Britain had negotiated postal treaties. All contained the name of the country of origin.