Auction: 19045 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 558
Gibraltar
Mail to or via Gibraltar
1849 (2 May) entire letter from the Sardinian Consulate in Calcutta to the Sardinian Consul-General in Gibraltar, marked "p Steamer Oriental", rated "S2/-" in red and "1/8", showing framed
Note: This letter weighed ¾oz. and was therefore double rate. The double rate was 1 Rupee (2/- sterling), hence "S2/-", to Alexandria. The second part of the journey was treated as unpaid, hence "1/8" double the rate from Alexandria to Gibraltar and the boxed To Pay marking applied at destination.
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Estimate
£400 to £500
Starting price
£320