Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1874: 4 d. carmine and 6 d. blue-green, wmk. CC, perf. 12½, used on 1874 registered cover to Wolverhampton tied by two fine strikes of "LAGOS" code B datestamps (Dec 7) in black. Manuscript credit '5 / 2 = 7d.' in red at left and obscured "PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET" cds in red (Jan 8, 1875) and double arc "REGISTERED / LIVERPOOL" cds of the same day alongside. Reverse with Wolverhampton arrival cds (Jan 9) in black. A superbly attractive and rare cover.
Provenance: Collection William C. Hinde; Collection R.B. Sanderson, RL, London, 17 April 1980.