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Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia
Lot: 69

(x) India
Rocket Mails
1938 (26 June) missive bearing black on rose "gertrude collins" label tied by circular "stephen smith/rocketgram/rocket" h.s. in black; (26 June) missive showing framed "this missive was/carried by test/rocket no 166/dick turpin/at alipore" h.s. in blue and circular "stephen smith/rocketgram/rocket" h.s. in red; (24 July) missive bearing black and yellow "joanna pratt-johnson" label tied by "rocket test at alipore" h.s. in violet; (24 July) missives (2) bearing black on yellow "rowland hill" label tied by "rocket test at alipore" h.s. in violet; (24 July) missive bearing blue on yellow "james h.e. cook" label tied by "rocket test at alipore" h.s. in violet; (25 Dec.) missive bearing blue on yellow "martha paganini" label and showing framed "peace on earth/goodwill to all men" and unframed "Xmas Relief Dec. 25th" h.s. in red; and 1939 (19 Sept) missive (light stains) bearing black on pink "the liar" label tied by "au revoir" h.s. in violet. Cooper 33-39

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Sold for
£350

Starting price
£160