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Rare 1862 Steamer Cover of Victoria Queen with 4 Annas Stamp with India Paid and Diamond Seal Cancel

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:2,000.00 INR Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 INR
Rare 1862 Steamer Cover of Victoria Queen with 4 Annas Stamp with India Paid and Diamond Seal Cancel
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Steamer Cover, 1862, Queen Victoria, 4 Annas, cancelled with a diamond seal with “1”and a round dispatch seal in black as “BOMBAY | JUN 8 | 62 | INDIA PAID”, dispatched from Bombay via steamer on 8 June 1862 to “ADEN” addressed to “Cowasjee Dinshaw, Esq | Pobush | Aden”, with a hand endorsed “4” in red in right bottom that might be additional postal charge and some hand written notes in blue in Gujarati on top left, along with a round delivery seal as “ADEN STM. POINT | 8 JY | 62” on the back, some usual torn, otherwise good condition, Rare.



Note: While the Aden Steamer Point was a crucial refueling and coaling station for steamships during the late 19th century, it was also known as Aden Port or Aden Dockyard. It was the strategic location along the maritime trade routes that contributed to the importance of the Aden Steamer Point in 1865.
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