INDIA 1869 SGT8 Telegraph Die I digital-edition Very fine pair of wrappers

Very fine pair of wrappers both sent from Ballymena to Ballymoney the first example bearing a red manuscript "1d" and a blue boxed "PAID AT/ BALLYMENA" with a matching blue "TOO LATE" handstamp on reverse and transit datestamps for AP

and 4d black and orange-red

Trivial traces of peripheral perf toning and slight wrinkling

neatly cancelled by a Maryport "519" numeral

exceptionally fine colour

INDIA 1869 SGT8 Telegraph Die I digital-edition Very fine pair of wrappersTelegraph. 1869 78 1r grey, Die I, first wmk (T19), o. g. Centred to the left and with faint trace of toning at foot, still far above average for this elusive stamp. (cat 800). P201003120