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Auction: 21135 - The 'Ruby' Collection of Burma Postal History
Lot: 419

(x) Burma
Military Mail
Garrison Mail
1893 (Mar.) Soldiers' and Seamans' 9p. envelope to Norfolk from "2543 Lce Cpl E Haward Det 1st Norfolk Regt Port Blair", countersigned by Commanding Officer, cancelled with Port Blair squared-circle d.s. (Type KD5); upon arrival the envelope endorsed "Gone no address" and showing framed "gone no address/488" h.s. and with two different King's Lynn d.s. (11.4), the reverse with two further transit c.d.s., London Returned Letter Office c.d.s. (12.4), boxed "d.l.o./bombay" d.s (5.6) and similar for Rangoon (22.6); small part of reverse torn away and with other small faults, nevertheless very rare and full of character

provenance:
Gerald Davis, March 1990
Gerald Sattin, June 2008

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£600