£260
WRECK OF THE S.S. COLOMBO COVER EX VICTORIA TO G.B. RECOVERED FROM INDIA's LACCADIVE ISLANDS; 25 Oct. 1863 env. (stamp washed off, one small side-flap lost, and light staining/wear consistent with having been in the sea) from "CASTLEMAINE" (Victoria part duplex) to "Arbroath, Scotland" having a v. fine red "LONDON E.C" transit cds (23 Jan. 1863) on the front and a superb strike of the boxed "Saved from the wreck of/the Colombo" mark (type 1; late usage) on the reverse. Exhibition Item. Plus 1857-78 group of slender unrelated printed GB Govt. reports (6) on West Indies or Dover/calais mail services etc. (1 cover + 6 reports) Cross Reference: VICTORIA, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, INDIA
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