Lot 344
India POSTAL HISTORY: Pre-stamp 1823 double-rate entire letter from Calcutta to London, re-addressed to Llandillo, Wales

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Auction: Day 1
£324
Estimate: £220 - £260
Description
POSTAL HISTORY: Pre-stamp 1823 double-rate entire letter from Calcutta to London, re-addressed to Llandillo, Wales bearing ‘CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE/May/18 23/30’, date in manuscript and ‘INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL’ boxed handstamp in red, ‘1/8’ deleted and corrected to ‘3/6’ on front, the reverse with London ‘B/3 DEC 3/1823’ arrival ds in red. Scarce

