Pre Stamps Covers of East India Company & Victoria Period

Pre-Stamp Cover, Ship Letter, 8 Annas, 1860, Bombay to Marib, dispatched from Bombay with Black four-lined rectangle seal as &ldquo;BOMBAY | SHIP COVER | 18 (60?) | Bearing 8 As.&rdquo;, value is hand endorsed outside the seal in Red ink mss &lsquo;8As.&rsquo; denotes 8 Annas. Sender&rsquo;s and receiver&rsquo;s addresses are in Arabic, Black circular seal on the back side citing &ldquo;BOMBAY | ? 1 FE | 1860&rdquo;. Hijri Year 1276 mss in Arabic, two wax seals of red color&nbsp;are applied to secure the gluing of the cover (probably it was insured), very good condition, Rare.

Note: According to its historical significance, Marib was a relatively small and insignificant town. In this period, Yemen, including the region around Marib, was under the control of the Ottoman Empire.

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