Bidspirit auction | QV Under Quarter Tola Letter

QV Under Quarter Tola Letter Sheet 1859 – complete letter sheet with readable contents. Visible faults including handwriting induced paper abrasion. Clear additional ‘Quarter Tola’ embossing by De La Rue. Cancelled by Type 7/B/26 of Soory, Bengal and sent to New China Bazar Calcutta. These embossed letter sheets are unrecorded by major postal stationery catalogues. Only the second example we have handled. Exhibit show piece.