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Auction: 26020 - The Dr. Jon Higgins Collection of Labuan Queen's Heads and The Paul Barsdell Collection of Sarawak
Lot: 158

(x) Sarawak
Early Incoming Mail
1851 (19 Dec.) envelope from Calcutta to Sarawak, marked "P paid Calcutta", showing framed "india" in red and, on reverse, despatch datestamp and light framed "singapore/ship letter/Bearing" h.s. The earliest known example of incoming mail to Sarawak. Photo

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Estimate
£4,000 to £5,000