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Lot# 2043 - 196-201 Auction

  • Lot# : 2043 India

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    Type 2. 1873: Cover from Calcutta to St. Gallen, Switzerland via Brindisi, franked by 1860 8 p. purple on white, 1865 1 a. brown and 1868 8 a. rose all tied by 'B/1' handstamps and by oval Company cachet. Unframed P.D. at left and reverse with Calcutta cds in red (June 24) and oval SEA POST OFFICE / B datestamp (June 27) applied in black at Bombay. Carried on the 'Nubia' arriving Suez July 3, with Brindisi cds, Geneva cds (July 20) and arrival. Fine and appealing franking, illustrated in the handbook on page 27.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF