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Lot# 4184 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 4184 India

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    Used in Burma 1858 (Jan): Cover with manuscript '6 a.' on reverse alongside MOULMEIN despatch cds in black, carried on the ill-fated P&O Steamer 'Ava', with framed INDIA UNPAID handstamps in black (on front and reverse) and superb strike of italic "Saved from the wreck / of the Ava" in black. London and Glasgow cds's alongside (May 11). Rare - especially so from Burma.rnrnNote: The 'Ava' was launched in 1855. The Steamer left Calcutta on February 10, 1858 bound for Madras and Trincomalee, Ceylon. Mistaking lights from the shore for Trimcomalee, the ship hit rocks and, it's back broken, slowly sank on Feb 16 with the passengers and most of the crew taken off by the 'Granada'. The Mail was later salvaged from the wreck.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF