Lot 743
India, 1854 4a deep blue and red, 5th Print, Head Die III, Frame Die II (6 var), horizontal pair tied by octagonal "B1" cancels on 1857 outer lettersheet to France, red boxed "INDIA PAID", black "90" rating plus merchant handstamp, backstamped Calcutta, Marseille à Paris, Paris à Bordeaux and Bordeaux, stamps with cutting margins on each side, some ink erosion causing a few holes in address side including hollowed out "9" in rating. Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1989 BPA Certificate.
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