Lot 231
India 1935 Quetta Earthquake cover




Stamps of Asia & The Middle East including The Sura Collection Part III | S26007
Auction: 31 March 2026 10:30 GMT
Description
POSTAL HISTORY: 1935 envelope to England, endorsed ‘Air Mail’ with straight lined h/s ‘’QUETTA EARTH QUAKE POSTAGE FREE'' backstamped by Quetta R.M.S cds for 12 JUN, cover a little roughly opened, otherwise fine, a scarce piece of disaster mail.
Footnote
A free psotage concession was granted to the affected area after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake, killing over thirty thousand people.




