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Auction: 15030 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 3199

Burma
Campaigns and Military Mail
First Burmese War, 1824-26
1824 (26 May) "Soldiers Letter from Gunr s Bonner 8/3 Artillery (Rangoon)" to London, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and showing a good strike of the "india soldiers/3/london" circular h.s. (In. Sol. 4), the reverse with Calcutta General Post Office (5.7) and London (11.3) c.d.s.; the cover with small fault at foot, otherwise fine and the earliest known soldier's letter from Burma graphcally describing the capture of Rangoon. Photo

Note: The war on Burma was declared on 5 March 1824 after the Burmese invaded and conquered Assam and Manipur, and captured a part od seepoys on Indian territory. An overseas expedition was raised in Bengal and Madras against Rangoon. Rangoon was entered on 12 May.

provenance:
Gerald Sattin, June 2008

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£4,800