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Rare Pre Stamp Cover Ship Letter dispatched from Bombay to Marib in 1860.

Currency:INR Category:Stamps Start Price:6,500.00 INR Estimated At:6,500.00 - 8,500.00 INR
Rare Pre Stamp Cover Ship Letter dispatched from Bombay to Marib in 1860.
14.75% extra added on Hammer amount as Buyer's Premium + GST (5% GST on Used Stamps, Covers, FDC (H.S.N. 9704) & 12% GST on Unused Stamps, Mint Stamps or New Issue (H.S.N. 4907)

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Items over 100 years old cannot be taken out of India without the permission of the Director General Archaeological Survey of India.
Pre-Stamp Cover, Ship Letter, 8 Annas, 1860, Bombay to Marib, dispatched from Bombay with Black four-lined rectangle seal as “BOMBAY | SHIP COVER | 18 (60?) | Bearing 8 As.”, value is hand endorsed outside the seal in Red ink mss ‘8As.’ denotes 8 Annas. Sender’s and receiver’s addresses are in Arabic, Black circular seal on the back side citing “BOMBAY | ? 1 FE | 1860”. Hijri Year 1276 mss in Arabic, two wax seals of red color are applied to secure the gluing of the cover (probably it was insured), very good condition, Rare.

Note: According to its historical significance, Marib was a relatively small and insignificant town. In this period, Yemen, including the region around Marib, was under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
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