India to Pittsburgh Pa., 1834, Philadelphia Full-Rigged Ship Handstamp. Slightly oily strike of this pictorial handstamp in red with matching “PHILA./8/DEC” octagonal double-line datestamp on 1834 folded letter from Calcutta, India, to Pittsburgh Pa., noted “Treble” at bottom but rated as a quadruple letter with red manuscript “77” for four-times 18-3/4c rate plus 2c ship fee, slight soiling and wear, letter also has some acidification inside with some brittle folds, small piece missing from wax seal, Fine appearing and rare combination of Calcutta origin and this iconic handstamp, which was used between May 1834 and September 1835, arrived on the same ship as the letter offered in lot 507 -- from the Magnolia collection

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