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Auction: 24026 - British Guiana Part 1 - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 359

British Guiana
Covers and Cancellations
Military Mail
1861 (23 Sept) envelope to Cheshire, headed "3375 Pte Joshua Oakley 21 Fusiliers", countersigned by Commanding Officer, bearing 1860-63 perf 12 2c. orange neatly tied by "b g/e 4 c" coded d.s. (Belfield), showing red crayon "1" and London Paid c.d.s. (14.10) with, on reverse, another strike of the coded c.d.s. and arrival datestamp. A neat and most attractive franking. Very rare. Photo

Note: The 1st Battalion 21st Fusiliers went out to Barbados in March 1860. Two companies of the regiment were detached for duty in British Guiana, where they stayed for four years. Their primary duty was as a fire brigade, as in 1861 a conflagration destroyed part of Georgetown. In 1860 British Guiana took control of the Post Office, although the British Post Office remained responsible for overseas mail.

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Estimate
£2,500 to £3,000

Starting price
£2000