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Auction: 15030 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 3203

Burma
Campaigns and Military Mail
First Burmese War, 1824-26
1824 (26 Dec.) entire letter ex the "Saunders" correspondence to Somerset, headed "Lines near Rangoon", countersigned by Commanding Officer, showing "madras/soldiers letter/free" c.d.s. in red, "india soldier &/3/london" (In. Sol. 5 - scarce) and, on reverse, framed "Poonamullee/post free" across join. Somewhat soiled and battered though with fascinating contents regarding the fighting, complete with transcript. Photo

provenance:
Gerald Davis, March 1990

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Sold for
£1,400