Lot 51135 – 1854 Calcutta to Mauritius, letter sent per “Bengal Merchant”, struck by the scarce circular Calcutta Ship Letter Free
Lot 51135 – 1854 Calcutta to Mauritius, letter sent per “Bengal Merchant”, struck by the scarce circular Calcutta Ship Letter Free
Lot 51135 – 1854 Calcutta to Mauritius, letter sent per “Bengal Merchant”, struck by the scarce circular Calcutta Ship Letter Free
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Price realised
220 GBP
Estimate
200 – 400 GBP
Auction date
Sat 22 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1854 Calcutta to Mauritius, complete entire letter sent per “Bengal Merchant”, struck by the scarce circular Calcutta Ship Letter Free (Giles type CS19) in error and crossed out, subsequently struck with boxed Calcutta GPO Ship Letter, Mauritius arrival 19 Nov 1854; with some ink corrosion to address on front, fine strike of the Free pm that was supposed to be used as arrival pm, very scarce.
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