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Auction: 24017 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia
Lot: 220

(x) Indian Feudatory States
Hyderabad
The Koichi Sato Gold Medal Collection
1869 (8 Sept.) Issue
Issued Stamps
1a. olive-green showing variety imperforate horizontally in combination with 2a. sage-green (2) tied to the reverse of a small size (114x44mm) 1870 (18 June) native envelope and cancelled by rhombus of bars handstamp paying the 5 annas rate for registered letter; usual minor imperfections with the 1a. stamp roughly separated since the origin. An exceptionally rare combination. S.G. 1b, 3, (1b. unpriced as a single). Photo

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Sold for
£1,300

Starting price
£700