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Lot# 983 - 205-209 Auction

  • Lot# : 983 India

    1 a. drab and 2 a. green, perf. 12½, tied to reverse of 1888 registered combination cover to Denmark by numeral '27' handstamps of Indur, franked on obverse with India 1882/83 2 a. blue and 3 a. orange tied by 'M' obliterators of Hyderabad in black and by manuscript 'stamped and registered'. Reverse with Bombay cds and 'Sea Post Office / E' cds (Jan 20) and carried on the 'Assam' to Suez. Registration cachets on front and back with Soro arrival cds. Some edge wear to envelope but a remarkable combination cover to a most unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF