cover 1858 (21 Mar.) double rate envelope (small faults) to Ludhiana, Punjab marked "via Bombay and Alexandria", bearing 1856 6d. and 1857 4d. with wing-margin, both clearly cancelled "M" and showing, on reverse, "MALTA/PAID" c.d.s. (MPA-1a) in red and various transit and arrival d.s. A rare franking. Photo | Christie's

Lot 313

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cover 1858 (21 Mar.) double rate envelope (small faults) to Ludhiana, Punjab marked "via Bombay and Alexandria", bearing 1856 6d. and 1857 4d. with wing-margin, both clearly cancelled "M" and showing, on reverse, "MALTA/PAID" c.d.s. (MPA-1a) in red and various transit and arrival d.s. A rare franking. Photo

cover 1858 (21 Mar.) double rate envelope (small faults) to Ludhiana, Punjab marked "via Bombay and Alexandria", bearing 1856 6d. and 1857 4d. with wing-margin, both clearly cancelled "M" and showing, on reverse, "MALTA/PAID" c.d.s. (MPA-1a) in red and various transit and arrival d.s. A rare franking. Photo

Details

cover 1858 (21 Mar.) double rate envelope (small faults) to Ludhiana, Punjab marked "via Bombay and Alexandria", bearing 1856 6d. and 1857 4d. with wing-margin, both clearly cancelled "M" and showing, on reverse, "MALTA/PAID" c.d.s. (MPA-1a) in red and various transit and arrival d.s. A rare franking. Photo

Provenance

"Francisco", 1989