Lot 663
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cover 1879 (13 Oct.) India ½a. envelope registered from Jammu to Bombay, uprated with ½a. and 1a. pair (on reverse) cancelled with Sialkot duplex, in combination with 1878-79 laid paper imperforate 1a. and 4a. red (rare) cancelled with the 1879-91 Jammu numeral "1" obliterator, Sealkote registration datestamp, framed "TOO LATE" and c.d.s. on reverse; an attractive franking

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cover 1879 (13 Oct.) India ½a. envelope registered from Jammu to Bombay, uprated with ½a. and 1a. pair (on reverse) cancelled with Sialkot duplex, in combination with 1878-79 laid paper imperforate 1a. and 4a. red (rare) cancelled with the 1879-91 Jammu numeral "1" obliterator, Sealkote registration datestamp, framed "TOO LATE" and c.d.s. on reverse; an attractive franking
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
Note: A very important cover just predating the introduction of the duplex used by the Jammu and Kashmir Mail Agent at Sialkot. The cover has been endorsed "Jammu Post Office Sialkot No 1"