Lot 71081A – 1877 India 1/2a postal stationery envelope with 1877-78

1877 (Dec) India 1/2a postal stationery to Shahpur Zilla with 1877-78 1/2a red in oil on thick wove paper on reverse cancelled by Jammu black square obliterator and tied by Jhelum cds, the die cancelled by “L-3 / 8” obliterator, reverse with Sialkot City despatch and Sialkot transit, fine and rare, with mail only routed via Sialkot during winter 1877-78, ex Masson (with his annotations).