Lot 40145 - 1855 India to Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland – Scarce

1855 India to Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, attractive cover franked with the 1854 2a Green lithographed issue, neatly cancelled by a 9×9 diamond-of-dots obliterator, addressed to Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, an unusually scarce destination for early Indian mail. Apparently underpaid, with “2 annas” manuscript rate notation and red oval “INDIA” handstamp on front. Despatched from an unidentified Indian origin in late June 1855, routed through Bombay and Marseilles, and received at Irvine on 16 August 1855, with arrival datestamp on reverse. A fine and desirable early India–Scotland usage, enhanced by the scarce destination and interesting postal-rate treatment.