£2,400
IRAQ - REMARKABLE PAIR OF 4-COLOUR FRANKING BOMBAY COVERS AT DIFFERENT RATES TO BAGDAD; 12 June 1862 & 12 Sept. 1862 pair of envs. (minor wear) ex Bombay to the same addressee in "Bagdad" both with different 4-colour frankings, all the stamps tied by fair chamfered box FACs of "REMINGTON & Co"; ½a + 1a + 2as + 8as (½oz rate; with m/s "1/5" for 1s-5d credit due to GB), or 1a+4as+2as+8as(2) (3/4 oz rate; with ms "2/10" for 2s-10d credit due to G.B.). Both have fine British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" transit cds on the reverse; the second cover also has v. fine red "P.P." and "INDIA PAID" marks on the front. Ideal pair for Exhibition. Indian QV mail to Iraq is very seldom seen. (2 covers) Cross Reference: IRAQ, FORWARDING AGENTS, G.B. USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, EGYPT
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