cover 1857 envelope (creases etc.) addressed to Lunatic Asylum, Calcutta, marked "Per Shannon", bearing ½a. pale blue Die I pair (close to large margins) tied by "B/172" obliterators and showing red arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo
cover 1857 envelope (creases etc.) addressed to Lunatic Asylum, Calcutta, marked "Per Shannon", bearing ½a. pale blue Die I pair (close to large margins) tied by "B/172" obliterators and showing red arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo

Details
cover 1857 envelope (creases etc.) addressed to Lunatic Asylum, Calcutta, marked "Per Shannon", bearing ½a. pale blue Die I pair (close to large margins) tied by "B/172" obliterators and showing red arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Photo
Provenance
Robert P. Piccus, 1967
Thomas Traill, 1977