Lot 45
45
cover 1854 (24 Oct.) entire letter (faults) to Calcutta bearing 1a. red Die I pair with close to good margins, clearly tied by diamond of dots and showing, on reverse, framed "PENANG/Paid" in red without dividing lines (unrecorded in Proud) and with manuscript date inserted, and framed Calcutta Ship Letter d.s. across join. The earliest stamped letter from Penang. Photo
cover 1854 (24 Oct.) entire letter (faults) to Calcutta bearing 1a. red Die I pair with close to good margins, clearly tied by diamond of dots and showing, on reverse, framed "PENANG/Paid" in red without dividing lines (unrecorded in Proud) and with manuscript date inserted, and framed Calcutta Ship Letter d.s. across join. The earliest stamped letter from Penang. Photo

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cover 1854 (24 Oct.) entire letter (faults) to Calcutta bearing 1a. red Die I pair with close to good margins, clearly tied by diamond of dots and showing, on reverse, framed "PENANG/Paid" in red without dividing lines (unrecorded in Proud) and with manuscript date inserted, and framed Calcutta Ship Letter d.s. across join. The earliest stamped letter from Penang. Photo