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Auction: 21135 - The 'Ruby' Collection of Burma Postal History
Lot: 103

(x) Burma
Ship Letters
Moulmein
1842 (13 Nov.) entire letter from Mergui to France, marked "Paid 1r7a" and "18" (decimes), showing oval-framed "india", framed "paquebots/de la/mediterranee" and, on reverse, a fine strike of the very rare "moulmein/ship letter/free" c.d.s. (Type SL3) in red applied in error and deleted in manuscript with Marseilles, Lyon and arrival datestamps alongside; small piece of face panel missing at foot. Very rare, only four or five examples recorded

Note: From a Catholic missionary (very unusual in Burma) to his bishop in Paris saying he is doing well & getting quite a few to mass but they mostly followed Buddhism locally.

provenance:
Mike Scott-Archer, September 2004

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

Estimate
£2,000 to £2,500

Starting price
£1600