Lot 60531 – 1858 (16 Sept.) Stampless envelope sent free and registered

1858 (Sep 16) Stampless envelope to the Crown Lands Department in Toronto with manuscript « 3 » overstruck by a fine strike of the « FREE » hs with « REGISTERED » alongside (indicating that 1d was paid for registration, charged even if the postage was free), Bristol despatch cds below and various changes to the registration number, the reverse with Aylmer in red, part City of Ottawa cds (part removed along with the wax seal) and Toronto arrival, a rare example of a registered free cover, ex Harold Lussey, Warren S. Wilkinson (2007) and Alan Holyoake RDP FRPSL.