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                    Lot: 2210
                
                    
                        Victoria  Covers and Cancellations  Official Mail  1896 (13 Jan.) OHMS envelope with Frank stamp of the Minister of Defence and an imprint of the Victorian Naval Forces,  from Melbourne to a lieutenant in the Admiralty in London, redirected locally and again to Liverpool, three U.K. transit c.d.s. on reverse; small faults though very scarce. Photo  Estimate £   150-200    Note: In 1900 this force, coupled with that of New South Wales, was sent to the Boxer Rebellion                        
                                            
                
                    
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                        £100