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Auction: 15046 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale featuring the John Sussex Collection of South West Africa,1880-1928
Lot: 680

Gibraltar
1861 (12 Jan.) soldier's entire letter to England, headed "From Sgt. G.N. Gordon, 100th Royal Canadian, Gibraltar", countersigned by Commanding Officer, bearing GB 1d. Stars cancelled "A26", showing Gibraltar c.d.s. at centre with Bristol arrival d.s. on reverse; the contents include "....have got 65 distressed disabled volunteers for Garibaldi left here by the steamer that was engaged to take them home". Photo

Note: The 100th Royal Canadian Regiment of Foot was raised in the Richmond Ont. district. The complement was 1027 men, many of whom were descendants of veterans of the 1812 war. Baron de Rottenburg was Adjutant-General of the Canadian Militia. This is the first occasion on which a regiment was raised in Canada for service abroad, in the Imperial interest. As a British unit, the regiment served on garrison duty in Gibraltar.

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