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Auction: 26014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 5248

(x) Straits Settlements
Early Letters and Handstamps
Malacca
1842 (25 Mar.) lengthy five page missionary entire letter from James Legge to Rev. Arthur Tidman in London, rated "7/-" and showing oval-framed "india" in red (crossed by horizontal filing crease) and, on reverse, a legible large part strike of the rare "malacca/Paid" d.s. partly overstruck by arrival datestamp (4.8) and recipient's manuscript notations. Very rare, only six examples recorded. Photo

provenance:
V.T. Nathan, Spink, April 2009, Lot 1

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£500