Lot no. 66

7½ d. yellow-green and ribbed paper 3 d. red, the latter one cut-into at left, otherwise good to wide margins and nice fresh colour, tied by numeral "1" to registered envelope with adjacent "BARRIE U.C. 11 FEB 1858" to London; on front side straight line and crowned "REGISTERED"; 3 d. faint crease before use, the envelope small pin hole at lower right. A rare and very attractive Transatlantic registered letter, carried by Cunard Line "Arabia" departing New York on 17.2.1858; only 3 franked registered covers are known carried by Cunard Packets to England, this one being ½ d. over-paid for postage with 6 d. registration fee collected upon delivery; certificate BPA (1995) Provenance: Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1968-70) Warren Wilkinson (2007) Joseph Hackmey (2011) Illustrated in Arfken, Leggett, Firby & Steinhart