Lot 1774
1879 ½a red on thin wove paper...
The Uttama Series of Indian States - Part I | 5914
Auction: 29 January 2020 at 00:00 GMT
£6,000
Description
1879 ½a red on thin wove paper bisected diagonally, on India ½a postal stationery envelope from Leh to Amritsar. Roughly opened at left and a little stained, backstamped Leh and Secondee. R.P.S. Certificate (2009). SG 126a, £950; Scott 92 var.
These bisects were made during a shortage of ¼a stamps at Leh. It is believed that only three covers or cards survive
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