30c Black, H. Grill (143). Horizontal pair, the left stamp has evident grill points at upper left, used with two singles 2c Red Brown, H. Grill (135) and single 24c Purple (153), the right 2c stamp has clear grill points, 24c straight edge at right, tied by circle of wedges cancels, partly clear strike of red Boston circular datestamp on 1871 printed Bissell correspondence cover to Ahmednuggur, India, printed "Via Southampton" directive, red crayon "72/4" credit for quadruple 22c rate (18c credit per rate), red crayon "4" British Colonial credit, red London Paid transit datestamp, Sea Post Office and receiving backstamps (Mar. 19, 1871), right 2c stamp tear at top, right 30c stamp minor corner crease, small cover tear at right and corner wear

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A STRIKING THREE-COLOR 1870 BANK NOTE ISSUE FRANKING TO INDIA, WITH 30-CENT AND 2-CENT GRILLED STAMPS. A COLORFUL COVER FROM THE BISSELL CORRESPONDENCE.

Ex Hirschfield and from our 1985 Rarities sale. Signed Bartels with his statement that the 2c and 30c stamps are grilled.

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