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Auction: 23026 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1273

India
Black Mountain Expedition 1891
Incoming Mail
1891 (30 Apr.) mourning envelope addressed to "Capt. A.E. Sandbach, Royal Engineers, A.D.C. Headquarters, Hazara Field Force, India" bearing G.B. 1881 1d. lilac tied by Abergele duplex; underpaid and bears "T" in hexagon boxed "value of stamps ... 1d./deficiency.... 1½d." plus circular "overland postge/due" (error of lettering) for 2a.6p. which had been overstruck by square boxed "postage cancelled/haripur/base office/21 my 91" in purple, the reverse bearing Sea Post Office (12.5) c.d.s. Scarce mail from this second expedition. Photo

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