28th International Auction on

1890, ship letter written at sea with ms. endorsement "Strait of Babel Mandeb Jan 7. 1890" (strait Bab-el-Mandeb which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden), franked with India vertical pair 1 a 6 p. sepia and single 3 a. brown-orange (slight fissure), in Aden obliterated by square barred "B 1", to New York with Aden cds. 8.1., Sea Post cds. and arrival mark 30.1. on reverse. Catalog Price 150,00