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Lot# 982 - 205-209 Auction

  • Lot# : 982 India

    ½ a. orange-brown pair and 1 a. drab, perf. 12½, tied to reverse of 1886 combination cover to Denmark by numeral '27' handstamps of Indur, franked on obverse with India 1882/83 2 a. blue (three examples) all tied by 'Hyderabad / Deccan / M' duplexes in black (Oct 8). Reverse with Bombay cds and 'Sea Post Office / D' cds and carried on the 'Sutlej' to Suez. Soro arrival cds adjacent (Oct 26). Some edge wear to envelope but a remarkable combination cover to a most unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF