Sarawak "post office/sarawak" Handstamp 1862 (28 Jan.) envelope to

(x) Sarawak "post office/sarawak" Handstamp 1862 (28 Jan.) envelope to Lincoln, bearing India 1856 2a. and 4a. pair, all tied by double-ring "post office/sarawak" with manuscript date "28/1/62" inserted and each cancelled "B/172", showing manuscript "1/2" in red ink with, on reverse, "singapore/po" transit d.s. in red and Lincoln arrival c.d.s. (16.3); with some minor faults including soiling. A very rare cover being the earliest known with the Sarawak h.s. cancelling the adhesives. Photo provenance: Milo Rowell, Christie's Robson Lowe, October 1992, Lot 499 Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate:£10,000

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