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Rare Queen Victoria Steamer Cover of 1870 with India Paid cancellation.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:5,000.00 INR Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,000.00 INR
Rare Queen Victoria Steamer Cover of 1870 with India Paid cancellation.
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Steamer Cover, 1870, Queen Victoria, 4 Annas, cancelled with a duplex obliterator consisting of concentric round dispatch seal in black as “BOMBAY | AP 13 | 70 | INDIA PAID” on the front along with a parallel lined diamond seal with "1", hand endosed faded text is seen on the cancellation seal and stamp, dispatched from BOMBAY via steamer, addressed to “COWASJEE DINSHAW, ESQ | STEAM POINT,| ADEN”, and round delivery seals on the back which are not readable, there is a “7 May 1870” date marked in Gujarati on the bottom left front side of the cover as “તા: ૭મે૧૮૭૦” which can be the arrival date of the cover, some usual torn, otherwise good condition, Very Rare.

Note: The cover is of the Royal Bank of India of Belgaum. The 4 Annas stamp affixed is having a printing error in it.