Lot 202
202
cover 1868 (5 Mar.) entire letter from Mauritius to Calcutta via Penang, marked "p Madras", bearing 1½c. on ½a. blue pen-cancelled pair additionally tied by Penang "D14" duplex and showing, on reverse, Calcutta arrival d.s.; some ink etching and other lesser faults. A great rarity, being one of only three recorded covers bearing the 1½c. on ½a. adhesive. Photo
cover 1868 (5 Mar.) entire letter from Mauritius to Calcutta via Penang, marked "p Madras", bearing 1½c. on ½a. blue pen-cancelled pair additionally tied by Penang "D14" duplex and showing, on reverse, Calcutta arrival d.s.; some ink etching and other lesser faults. A great rarity, being one of only three recorded covers bearing the 1½c. on ½a. adhesive. Photo

Details
cover 1868 (5 Mar.) entire letter from Mauritius to Calcutta via Penang, marked "p Madras", bearing 1½c. on ½a. blue pen-cancelled pair additionally tied by Penang "D14" duplex and showing, on reverse, Calcutta arrival d.s.; some ink etching and other lesser faults. A great rarity, being one of only three recorded covers bearing the 1½c. on ½a. adhesive. Photo
Provenance
Milo D. Rowell, 1993