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Auction: 21135 - The 'Ruby' Collection of Burma Postal History
Lot: 57

(x) Burma
Bengal Obliterators
Bassein
1871 (9 Aug.) envelope to Hamburg, marked "Via Trieste", bearing 8p. and 4a. sharing sender's cachet and both cancelled "B/12" (Type K2, latest recorded date) in blue, showing "bassien/p.o." double-ring d.s. (Type D3; the only recorded date) in red alongside, blue crayon "10" with, on reverse, Calcutta and arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Rare and attractive

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

Estimate
£1,500 to £1,800

Starting price
£1200