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Auction: 21135 - The 'Ruby' Collection of Burma Postal History
Lot: 199

(x) Burma
Diamond of Bars combined with Circular Datestamp
Shwegyin
1883 (6 Mar.) 1½a. stationery card to USA, cancelled by diamond of bars (Type K6; over three years earlier than recorded) and showing "shwegyeen" c.d.s. (Type D5 but with space between the first "e" and "g"), Sea Post Office c.d.s.; upon arrival the card undeliverable and returned showing boxed DLO Bombay and Calcutta d.s., "unclaimed letter - free" label affixed at foot and another strike (16.9) of the Shwegyeen c.d.s.; the card with some faults/defects

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Sold for
£210

Starting price
£80