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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 131

Gambia 1881 (30 Sept.) blue envelope from Bathurst "Via Brindese" to Lucknow c/o the Agra Bank, Agra, India, "3" accountancy mark in red crayon and bearing 1880-81 CC comb perf. 4d. pale brown neatly cancelled with "gambia/c/paid" c.d.s. in red, Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (15.10) at left, the reverse with a further despatch c.d.s., London (17.10), Brindisi (20.10), Sea Post Office (27.10) and Lucknow (11.11) c.d.s. A rare destination. Photo Estimate £ 1,500-2,000

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