8 January 1840 Waghorn Sidebottom 3 Cover

8 January 1840

Spink description: 1840 (8 Jan.) entire letter from Calcutta to Bordeaux, the address panel with superb strike of the black oval "Care of/Mr. Waghorn/Suez" h.s., framed "india" in red and manuscript "Via Bombay and Suez" adjacent; fine, rare and extremely attractive. Additional information: Framed "INDIA" h/s (HG SD16) and Calcutta Ship Letter Despatch h/s (HG SD13).