Lot # 35 - Rare EIC Cover of Foreign Post letter sent in 1869 to London via Marseilles.
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Start Price 15000 | Estimated Price 15000-18000 |
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Year (AD) | 1869 | |||
Full Description: East India Company Period, Postal Cover, 1869, Foreign Post, Victoria 2 Stamps affixed of value 8As and 8 Pies, East India 8as Carmine and 8ps Purple, addressed to London Via Marseilles, Bengal circle cancellations type # 7 on stamps. Round postmark cancellation in Red ink “CALCUTTA | INDIA PAID | AP. 19. 69”, round cancellation with a cross in circle “W/M/O/A” in black ink with ‘LONDON W.O. | Y | MY 10 | 69 | PAID” in Red circle on the front side of the cover, Delivery cancellation “LONDON -E 0 | AA | MY | 69” in Red circle on the back side of the cover, blade cut in flip, excellent condition, Rare. |