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Auction: 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 1206

(x) India
Covers and Cancellations
Rocket Mail
1935 (10 Apr.) 'Sikkim Darbar Experimental Rocket Flight' Airmail cover from Surumsa, India bearing blue Silver Jubilee label cancelled by both 'rocket mail experiment/ by sanction/ sikkim durbar' three line cachet in black and 'from ray to/ surumsa. 10.4.35' two line cachet in violet, 'rocket mail experiments/ sikkim' fancy cancellation in purple alongside and large 'over river/ ranakhali/ on sikkim darbar service' cachet in violet at left, also signed 'Stephen Smith' in green manuscript; fine examples of these rare cancellations

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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£220