cover 1857 (3 June) mourning cover from Cradock addressed to Lady Somerset at Bombay via Poona, bearing 4d. blue singles (2), one with good margins all round, the other with good margins on two sides and just clear at foot, tied by black triangular cancellations; backstamped Cradock, Cape Town, Poona and "BOMBAY/AU 6/1857", with Bombay Ship Letter h.s. on the front; scarce.

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cover 1857 (3 June) mourning cover from Cradock addressed to Lady Somerset at Bombay via Poona, bearing 4d. blue singles (2), one with good margins all round, the other with good margins on two sides and just clear at foot, tied by black triangular cancellations; backstamped Cradock, Cape Town, Poona and "BOMBAY/AU 6/1857", with Bombay Ship Letter h.s. on the front; scarce.

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