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Auction: 12018 - Great Britain Stamps and Postal History
Lot: 417

Great BritainCrimean War1854 (23 Oct.) stampless envelope from London, addressed to "Edmund Lawless Esq., British Prisoner of War, Raizan, Russia, rated "4/3" and showing Charing Cross "Maltese Cross" d.s. partly overstruck by "3½/groschen", the reverse with red "england per aachen/24/10/b" datestamp; fine and rare. One of only a handful of cover addressed to British Prisoners in Russia during this war. Photo

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