Item 88 out of 205
Lot # 88 - A Rare Rocket Mail Cover of King George V Period tied up label FIRST FIRING, Ship to shore.
A Rare Rocket Mail Cover of King George V Period tied up label  FIRST FIRING, Ship to shore.
A Rare Rocket Mail Cover of King George V Period tied up label  FIRST FIRING, Ship to shore. A Rare Rocket Mail Cover of King George V Period tied up label  FIRST FIRING, Ship to shore.
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Start Price 15000 Estimated Price 15000-20000
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Year (AD)1934
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Rocket Mail, King George V Period, 1934, label affixed on the front side of “SHIP TO SHORE, with a vignette of Rocket in center and 1st ROCKET DISPATCH”, this label is tied up with “FIRST FIRING, Ship to Shore” in the black seal. ½ a Stamp of KG V is tied.  Stephen Smith’s autograph on the back side of the cover with a rubber seal of text “ROCKET FEE Rs 2/-” in red. Sent to Miss B. Ross, The Lighthouse, Saugor Island, Bay of Bengal, excellent condition, Rare.