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Auction: 1020 - Summer Collectors Series - Stamps
Lot: 2234

x Malaya and States Early Letters and Handstamps 1855 (2 July) envelope to Scotland, marked "via Southampton", bearing 2a. green (3) cancelled by diamond of dots and showing fine "penang/p.o." double-ring and London Paid (5.9) datestamps in red alongside; the cover is stained and another 2a. stamp has been removed, nevertheless a great rarity, being a second example of the earliest recorded use of the red Penang circular datestamp. Photo Estimate £ 8,000-10,000

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