cover 1843 (14 Oct.) entire letter (part of one back panel missing) to Liverpool, marked "via Marseilles", showing a very fine strike of the extremely rare small Crowned oval "PAID/AT/MACAU" in red and a light strike of boxed "INDIA" h.s. (crossed by vertical filing crease). An outstanding cover, being one of the most important items of Macau philately and one of the rarest of all Crowned circle handstamps. Photo in colour | Christie's

Lot 2136

2136

cover 1843 (14 Oct.) entire letter (part of one back panel missing) to Liverpool, marked "via Marseilles", showing a very fine strike of the extremely rare small Crowned oval "PAID/AT/MACAU" in red and a light strike of boxed "INDIA" h.s. (crossed by vertical filing crease). An outstanding cover, being one of the most important items of Macau philately and one of the rarest of all Crowned circle handstamps. Photo in colour

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cover 1843 (14 Oct.) entire letter (part of one back panel missing) to Liverpool, marked "via Marseilles", showing a very fine strike of the extremely rare small Crowned oval "PAID/AT/MACAU" in red and a light strike of boxed "INDIA" h.s. (crossed by vertical filing crease). An outstanding cover, being one of the most important items of Macau philately and one of the rarest of all Crowned circle handstamps. Photo in colour

Further details

Note: Webb only recorded three examples of this h.s. dated between 28th. August and 10th September 1844

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