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Auction: 24017 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia
Lot: 224

(x) Indian Feudatory States
Hyderabad
The Koichi Sato Gold Medal Collection
1869 (8 Sept.) Issue
Covers
1870 (20 Jan.) native entire from Gunkhair to Bombay bearing, on the reverse, 1a. olive-green in combination with India ½a. blue and 1a. cancelled in manuscript and the ½a. with rhombus of dots, with adjacent despatch c.d.s in red; minor expected faults though a very rare combination. Photo


Note: The postal systems of the State Government of the Niam of Hyderabad and British India Government were both established in Hyderabad respectively, the agreement of interchange of correspondences was established only in 1882, combination covers with the 1a. are very rare, apart from this one there are two known from the same correspondence.

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Sold for
£2,200

Starting price
£700