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Lot# 7651 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 7651 India

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    1856/64: East India, 1/2 a. light blue and 1 a. brown, used on attractive printed wrapper, from CALCUTTA (India) to PALMA DE MALLORCA (Spain), sent 3 May 1860, tied by a combination of handstruck straight-line 'Stamped' in blue, octagonal cancel in black, 'INDIA PAID' in red alongside, handstruck '4' in black below a fine Gibraltar datestamp in black (8 June 1860), to reverse the GPO/Calcutta dispatch in red, San Roque/Cadiz (8 June 1860) and arrival Palma de Mallorca both in black (14 June 1860), a very attractive cover, scarce. 
    Starting bid : 280 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF