INDIA – 1855-64, 1/2a Blue, 1a Brown, 2a Buff, 8a Rose – Worth US.$1,100

(SG 38-39, 42, 48; Scott 11-12, 15, 18). Tied by fancy Calcutta Mar. 3 duplex datestamps on 1862 folded letter to New York, Bombay backstamp and red boxed “India Paid”, Atkinson Tilton forwarders mark at bottom, London transit and “16 cents” handstamp, New York arrival datestamp, file fold thru 8a, slight traces of toning and some hinging along folds, Fine