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The purchase price payable by the buyer will be the sum of the final bid and a commission of 18% of the final bid (“buyer’s premium”), together with any sales tax, use tax or customs duties due on the sale.
Lot 10141 India
- Scott 6F
- SG 23
India, Used in Burma, 1854, 4a Red & Blue, 4th Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die II (6F; SG 23). Cut square, large margins to clear, just tied by "B/5" cancel on 1856 cover from Akyab to Sidmouth, England, sender's directive "via Southampton", relatively clear strike of red "Akyab 29 Mar. 1856" despatch datestamp on back, red framed "INDIA/PAID" handstamp, Calcutta (Apr. 7) and London (May 20) transit and Sidmouth (May 21) arrival datestamps, cover with wear and wrinkling, particularly along edgesVERY FINE. A RARE CUT SQUARE EXAMPLE OF THE 4-ANNAS FROM THE FOURTH PRINTING ON COVER USED FROM AKYAB, BURMA.With 2026 B.P.A. certificate
(app. 1717 EUR)