Lot 51053 – 1839 (May 10) Entire from Boston USA to Calcutta,

1839 (May 10) Entire from Boston USA to Calcutta, India, endorsed ‘Overland’ at the lower left with fine impression of the rare hand stamp ‘CARE OF MESSRS WAGHORN & CO / LONDON ALEXANDRIA’, with French and Indian transits, light vertical crease and minor ink erosion, rare with only 9 examples of this hs recorded by us with this being the earliest known usage