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Auction: 9011 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 268

India 1854 Issue Covers 1854 (8 Nov.) envelope from Madras "Per Steamer Via Southampton" to Edinburgh bearing, on reverse, 1a. red Die 1, "A" Stone block of eight, [37-40, 45-48], cancelled with "Madras November 1-8-5-4" and showing Madras d.s. and Receiving House d.s. either side of the block, London transit c.d.s. (27.12) on face; cleverly concealed split on [38-46] through opening. A highly appealing and rare cover. Scheller Certificate (2007). Photo Estimate £ 1,500-2,000 provenance: C.D. Desai, 1949 Koh-I-Nor, 1986

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