Lot 79
1839 pre-stamp entire to London with British Foreign two lined h/s




Stamps & Covers of Asia | S24007
Auction: 18 June 2024 at 11:00 BST
£456
Description
1839 entire letter addressed to London, endorsed ‘Via France’ and ‘Per Overland Mail.’, rated at 8/-, with oval INDIA h/s in red, backstamped by scarce ‘BRITISH FOREIGN’ two lined h/s and London arrival d/s for 16 NOV, cover a little reduced, still attractive.
Footnote
This handstamp is pictuerd in 'The Overland Mail' John K. Sidebottom (1948) pp.152




