cover 1863 (20 June) blue wrapper to Scotland "Via Marseilles" bearing 1856-64 2a. yellow-buff pair and strip of three cancelled by "B/172" octagons and tied by unframed "FORWARDED BY/MIDDLETON HARRISON & CO" and showing "1/2d" rate mark in red crayon, the reverse with indistinct "SINGAPORE/P.O." c.d.s. and Glasgow arrival; unusual and desirable. Photo
cover 1863 (20 June) blue wrapper to Scotland "Via Marseilles" bearing 1856-64 2a. yellow-buff pair and strip of three cancelled by "B/172" octagons and tied by unframed "FORWARDED BY/MIDDLETON HARRISON & CO" and showing "1/2d" rate mark in red crayon, the reverse with indistinct "SINGAPORE/P.O." c.d.s. and Glasgow arrival; unusual and desirable. Photo

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cover 1863 (20 June) blue wrapper to Scotland "Via Marseilles" bearing 1856-64 2a. yellow-buff pair and strip of three cancelled by "B/172" octagons and tied by unframed "FORWARDED BY/MIDDLETON HARRISON & CO" and showing "1/2d" rate mark in red crayon, the reverse with indistinct "SINGAPORE/P.O." c.d.s. and Glasgow arrival; unusual and desirable. Photo