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Auction: 21135 - The 'Ruby' Collection of Burma Postal History
Lot: 5

(x) Burma
Early Letters
1830 (5 Dec.) entire letter from Mergui to Calcutta showing, on reverse, Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. in red and framed "Inld Ptg - 2/Ship Do -2/(1 Ans". Scarce early letter

Note: A post office was not established for Mergui before 1840

provenance:
Gerald Davis, March 1990

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£240