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Auction: 11027 - The Chartwell Collection - Great Britain Line-Engraved Essays, Proofs, Stamps & Covers Part 1
Lot: 1513

1847-54 Embossed Issues 1/- Green Covers 1850 (8 Apr.) envelope to Madras bearing 1/- pale green horizontal pair (small to very large margins) with 1841 1d. and 2d. cancelled by two strikes of "132" numeral of Brighton; the reverse with despatch c.d.s. in blue, two London transit datestamps, faint large Bombay oval and boxed datestamp. Notation partly covered by the stamps, "East India House April 1850, by Marseilles". Central folding crease. An unusual and attractive rate Estimate £ 500-600

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