Lot 3341
Great Britain 1840 (18 Dec.) folded stampless letter from Karachi, India to London forwarded to Rotherhithe, redirected to Rotherhithe with an 1840 1d black applied for forwarding postage, crisply cancelled by black Maltese Cross, red India oval and "T.P./Cornhill" handstamps alongside, showing Very Fine boxed "Captn Barber's/East India Agency/64 Cornhill" forwarding agent's cachet and British transit datestamps on reverse, stamp cut into at bottom, Fine usage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
AN EXTREMELY RARE INCOMING COVER SHOWING A PENNY BLACK APPLIED FOR REDIRECTION.
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