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Auction: 14037 - Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area, The Alan Parsons Collection
Lot: 2020

The Indian Postal Agencies in the Persian Gulf Area
Early Letters Prior to the Postal Agencies
The Anglo-Persian Field Force
1857 (24 Apr.) envelope to London, bearing 1855 ½a. blue pair tied by manuscript "Stamped" and both cancelled "131 with boxed "india unpaid" alongside, the reverse with "field force/bg/persia" c.d.s. completed for 4a., Bombay (6.5) and London (8.6) c.d.s. A rare usage of a perforated adhesive during the campaign. Photo

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HK$38,000