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Auction: 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 357

India
The remarkable collection formed by Marcus Samuel, FRPSL. Type numbers quoted are taken from "Specimen Stamps of British India" by Marcus Samuel, published by the India Study Circle in 1978
Telegraph Stamps
1860 Electric Telegraph Issue
1r. reddish purple on blue glazed paper with manuscript "Cancelled" horizontally at centre; minor colour loss and surface rubbing though a very rare and possibly unique example of this classic stamp. Photo

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