Lot 619
619
cover 1880 (Dec.) India ½a. envelope (a little truncated) to Amritsar bearing, on reverse, oil colour ½a. red lightly cancelled by Jammu numeral "1" in rectangle of bars and manuscript value in purple ink by a postal clerk, arrival c.d.s. and various other indistinct markings alongside. A very late and unusual usage of the Jammu Rectangulars. Photo
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cover 1880 (Dec.) India ½a. envelope (a little truncated) to Amritsar bearing, on reverse, oil colour ½a. red lightly cancelled by Jammu numeral "1" in rectangle of bars and manuscript value in purple ink by a postal clerk, arrival c.d.s. and various other indistinct markings alongside. A very late and unusual usage of the Jammu Rectangulars. Photo

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cover 1880 (Dec.) India ½a. envelope (a little truncated) to Amritsar bearing, on reverse, oil colour ½a. red lightly cancelled by Jammu numeral "1" in rectangle of bars and manuscript value in purple ink by a postal clerk, arrival c.d.s. and various other indistinct markings alongside. A very late and unusual usage of the Jammu Rectangulars. Photo
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Note: The use of the separate definitive Jammu issues was effectively discontinued by May 1878 with the introduction of the "unified" printings during that month. Although the original issues were unavailable after this date, a few examples of late usage have been recorded