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Auction: 14037 - Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area, The Alan Parsons Collection
Lot: 2018

The Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area
Early Letters Prior to the Postal Agencies
The Anglo-Persian Field Force
1856 (19 Nov.) envelope from Poona to Capt. Forbes of the 3rd. Light Cavalry at Bombay bearing ½a. cancelled "52", upon arrival redirected, with ½a. (2) both cancelled "1", "On Service Persian Gulf" and marked "Bhuj 20 Nov 1856" in the same hand, the reverse with despatch and Bombay (20.11) c.d.s.; envelope with small piece at top and part of flap missing though a most unusual item of incoming mail. Photo

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