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Auction: 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 21

(x) Burma
Ship Letters
Rangoon
1854 (4 July) small entire letter to England headed "From Private John Kemp No. 2218 No. 1 Company 1st Madras Fusiliers" at Toungoo, countersigned by Commanding Officer, showing framed "india" and "2" charge mark on face, the reverse, which opens out well for display, shows a superb strike of the "rangoon/ship letter/free" double-ring h.s. (Type SL10) in scarlet, partially overstruck by Calcutta Ship Letter d.s. and London transit c.d.s. (25.9); small corner fault on face panel though an attractive and rare cover written on garrison duty shortly after the 2nd Burmese War. Photo

provenance:
Gerald Davis, March 1990
Gerald Sattin, June 2008

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

Sold for
£650

Starting price
£420