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Auction: 24017 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia
Lot: 234

(x) Indian Feudatory States
Hyderabad
The Koichi Sato Gold Medal Collection
1870 (16 May) Issue
Covers
1870 (1 Oct.) native envelope bearing ½a. brown horizontal pair [160-161], the left stamp showing variety '2' of '½' tilted, cancelled by rhombus of bars cancellations, the reverse with two native datestamps, minor usual faults not detracting the importance of this wonderful exhibition item. The only known cover bearing a stamp with this variety. S.G. 2var. Photo

provenance:
Corinphila, June 2016

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Sold for
£700

Starting price
£700