1903 (May 26): Top value 2 r. 25 c. purple & green, used on
registered cover to Calcutta (envelope affixed to a parcel) with 3
c. green and
1903 (May 26): Top value 2 r. 25 c. purple & green, used on
registered cover to Calcutta (envelope affixed to a parcel) with 3
c. green and 15 c. ultramarine all tied by "Seychelles" code A
datestamps (11 Feb 1904) in black. Carried on the "Peninsular" from
Aden with Bombay - Aden "SEA P.O. 8 SET" datestamp in violet at
left (Feb 21) above registration "R" in black. Rare - the sole
recorded usage of the high value on commercial
cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Jeffrey Weiss, Harmers, London, 15
Dec 2004, lot 336
