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Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Sale: 832

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
BURMA
Sale No: 832
Lot No: 365
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image MERGUI - RARE CONCESSION RATE COVER WITH "MOULMEIN/SHIP LETTER/FREE" C.D.S., ETC.; 27 Nov. 1843 EL (worn folds and minor reinforcing) from "Mergui" to Cheshire headed & countersigned for the Concession Rate for "Private John Green, H. M. 84th Regt." with a partly fine very rare red encircled "MOULMEIN/SHIP LETTER/DECEM 14/FREE" d.s. (only 5 or 6 known) on the flap (just touched by small opening tear) with matching fair red "CALCUTTA/FREE" cds and British backstamps alongside; also with fair oval red Bombay "INDIA" and very fine black (Portsmouth?) charge-mark on the front. Contents include; thanks for some newspapers received and "...this Town being upwards of 250 miles from the Headquarters of the Regiment. There is but 32 men of us here on detachment....there is nothing but the uncivilised natives and woods and jungles...". Very few Concession Rate covers are known from this period. Cross Reference : MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, INDIA (Image)

Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 650.00


Closed..Sep-07-2020, 13:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
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