Kavel 3989

Sheet wmk. paper 5 Rupees ND (1937-1943) wmk. King George VI at left + reserve bank of India (P. 18) - F / In December 1940 the Dutch ship the s.s. Breda was attacked by two German Heinkel bombers when anchored in Ardmucknish bay in West-Scotland and sank. In her cargo a shipment of watermarked paper destined for India. About 50 years later this cargo was recovered and sheets of watermarked paper became available for collectors.