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Auction: 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 1100

(x) India
Early Letters and Handstamps
1822 (28 Dec.) entire letter from Vizianagarum. Ganjam district, to Lindsay Esq. (Surgeon), Meerut, Cawnpore, the reverse with octagonal "vizianagm./postpaid" (Giles Type 1) handstamp alongside Calcutta and G.P.O. transit markings. Vertical filing fold otherwise fine and a very well struck example of this rare handstamp, believed to be the earliest of the four recorded. Photo.

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Estimate
£4,000 to £5,000

Starting price
£3000