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Auction: 25014 - British Solomon Islands - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 1

British Solomon Islands
The "Foljambe" Correspondence
Cecil Foljambe was a midshipman on H.M.S. "Curacao" on a round the world voyage between 1862 and 1867. The entire correspondence was well documented in the "Philatelist" in December 1966 and January 1967, copies of which are included with the lot. The date quoted at the beginning is the date the letter (removed by the original vendor) were written.
1865 (27 Aug.) envelope addressed to Viscountess Milton, Worksop marked "Via Marseilles", bearing New South Wales Diadem perf 13 1d. (4) and De La Rue 1d. (3), all cancelled with Sydney 21 October duplex - another two stamps removed. The original single 56-sided letter commenced "Cruizing amongst the Solomon Group". Photo

provenance:
Christie's Robson Lowe sale, June 1985

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