Great Britain 1839: Printed Prices Current and letter (April 25) from London to Guthrie & Co. in Singapore, endorsed ‘Overland via Marseilles’ with London Cds of despatch in black, and struck three times with 'CARE OF MESSRS. WAGHORN & Co. / LONDON. ALEXANDRIA. ’ handstamp in black (Sidebottom type 7). Obverse with oval 'P-D’ in red and manuscript 2 / 8 1 / 2d. Prepaid. Restored under minor determinant acid ink faults at lower left, clearly docketed internally as received on August 5 in Singapore. At extremely rare entire with very few recorded covers (Sidebotoom recorded 8 examples) Gleit Lager this rare handstamp with just 2 covers recorded by us with this destination. Provenance: 'Glassco’ (Robson Lowe 1969)
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