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Auction: 24026 - British Guiana Part 1 - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 358

British Guiana
Covers and Cancellations
Military Mail
1845 (8 Oct.) entire to Gunner J. Hyland, of the Madras European Veteran Company at St. Thomas' Mount, Madras and forwarded to the General Hospital, headed "From Thomas Carter Serjeant R Arty", countersigned by Commanding Officer, showing red ink "pd 1d", London Paid transit d.s. (20.12) and, on reverse, Demerara double-arc d.s. in red and oval "st tho' mount/1826 February/free". The earliest recorded soldier's letter from British Guiana. Photo

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