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cover 1857 (5 Sept.) flimsy entire letter (slight damage caused by ink erosion) to Messrs. Jamshetjee Dorabjee (Naval Dubash), Bombay, bearing imperf. ½a. blue (Die 1) with good margins, well tied by "131" in diamond of base and showing a fine strike of the "FIELD FORCE/PERSIA/5 SE 57/PD" c.d.s. in red alongside. A fine and rare item from this campaign. Photo on back cover
cover 1857 (5 Sept.) flimsy entire letter (slight damage caused by ink erosion) to Messrs. Jamshetjee Dorabjee (Naval Dubash), Bombay, bearing imperf. ½a. blue (Die 1) with good margins, well tied by "131" in diamond of base and showing a fine strike of the "FIELD FORCE/PERSIA/5 SE 57/PD" c.d.s. in red alongside. A fine and rare item from this campaign. Photo on back cover

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cover 1857 (5 Sept.) flimsy entire letter (slight damage caused by ink erosion) to Messrs. Jamshetjee Dorabjee (Naval Dubash), Bombay, bearing imperf. ½a. blue (Die 1) with good margins, well tied by "131" in diamond of base and showing a fine strike of the "FIELD FORCE/PERSIA/5 SE 57/PD" c.d.s. in red alongside. A fine and rare item from this campaign. Photo on back cover