£440
G.B. 1d RED STARS REDIRECTING 6as FRANKED COVER EX CALCUTTA WITHIN LONDON; Attractive 22 Sept. 1860 env. (endorsed inside the flap; "Take care of & return this envelope" by the writer; was he an early Postal Historian??!) to London routed "Overland via Marseilles" franked by India 1a(2) + 4as all tied by Calcutta "B/1" octagons and/or by transit cds, then forwarded in London with a fine GB 1d Red 'stars' tied by the London duplex. Rare thus and attractive. [Ex Cavendish 'Bruce Adam' India section, Apr. 2005, lot 492, realised £260+BP.]Cross Reference: 1854-65 1d REDS, REDIRECTED & TURNED MAIL, REDIRECTED MAIL
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