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Auction: 26020 - The Dr. Jon Higgins Collection of Labuan Queen's Heads and The Paul Barsdell Collection of Sarawak
Lot: 159

(x) Sarawak
"post office/sarawak" Handstamp
1858 (21 May) envelope to Paris, marked "via Southampton", rated "3/-", showing good to fine double-ring "post office/sarawak" h.s. with red manuscript date inserted, framed "g b/1f60c" accountancy h.s., Calais entry d.s. (3.8), manuscript "16" (decimes) with, on reverse, London (2.8) and arrival datestamps; the envelope with two punch holes at top. A rare destination and one of only five pre-stamp covers known with this handstamp. Photo

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Estimate
£6,000 to £8,000