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Auction: 23021 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 4

Abyssinian Field Force
1868 (3 Jan.) stampless "On Her Majesty's Service" envelope to the Secretary of State for India "Via Marseilles" and signed by Merewether, Brigadier General "Resident Aden on Special Duty", bearing an indistinct strike of "field force post office/abyssinia" c.d.s. struck in red, London arrival (20.1) and dated double oval "received/via marseilles". Vertical crease and light peripheral soiling. A good cover and very early use of the field post office c.d.s. Photo

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£550