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Auction: 22023 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 26

(x) Great Britain
Postal History
1817 (4 Jan.) entire letter from Calcutta to London with red "kings.sea/poste. paid/calcutta" "(Crown)/free/jy39/1817" boxed datestamp with champhered edges and black framed "more to pay"; light filing folds but an extremely rare Free marking. Stunning quality.

provenance:
Spink, 26 April, 2019

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

Sold for
£1,900

Starting price
£850