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cover 1866 (1 Nov.) entire letter to Sydney, marked "via Galle", bearing 1856 2a. orange strip of three (one crossed by vertical filing crease) and a single, clearly tied by "B/172" obliterators overstruck by two strikes of f.a.c. of Paterson Simons & Co. in Singapore and showing, on reverse, faint "SINGAPORE/P.O." c.d.s. and "SHIP-LETTER/SYDNEY" d.s. (19.12). A very scarce and attractive franking. Photo
cover 1866 (1 Nov.) entire letter to Sydney, marked "via Galle", bearing 1856 2a. orange strip of three (one crossed by vertical filing crease) and a single, clearly tied by "B/172" obliterators overstruck by two strikes of f.a.c. of Paterson Simons & Co. in Singapore and showing, on reverse, faint "SINGAPORE/P.O." c.d.s. and "SHIP-LETTER/SYDNEY" d.s. (19.12). A very scarce and attractive franking. Photo

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cover 1866 (1 Nov.) entire letter to Sydney, marked "via Galle", bearing 1856 2a. orange strip of three (one crossed by vertical filing crease) and a single, clearly tied by "B/172" obliterators overstruck by two strikes of f.a.c. of Paterson Simons & Co. in Singapore and showing, on reverse, faint "SINGAPORE/P.O." c.d.s. and "SHIP-LETTER/SYDNEY" d.s. (19.12). A very scarce and attractive franking. Photo