Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

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