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Lot# 1321 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 1321 Great Britain

    1872: 1 s. green plate 6, two singles, lettered FA and SD, the latter a Wing margin, with 4 d. vermilion, plate 12, lettered FF, also Wing margin, used on a registered cover, from Weston-super-Mare to Umballa, India, dated October 1872, tied by duplex cancel in black, endorsed "via Brindisi & Bombay" and also "Stamped & Registered" lower left, addressed to a 'Major Arthur Cory', faint London registered oval alongside dated 25 October 1872, to reverse arrival Umballa dated 17 November 1872, very minor imperfections and slight soiling, remarkably fine, a scarce combination from a provincial town to India.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF