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Auction: 8021 - British Empire Stamps and Covers
Lot: 950

New South Wales 1836 (16 Dec.) entire letter "From Wm Crook Private 80th. Regt. foot (1054)" at Sydney to Manchester, sent as an unpaid soldier´s letter and pre-paid 1d. at Sydney which paid the inland Colonial postage, showing large manuscript "1" (deleted) and "post paid ship lt/Crown/sydney" oval d.s. alongside circular-framed "india soldiers/3/london" (Robertson In. Sol. 4 with figure "3" partially written in ink), London and Bolton c.d.s. on reverse. Photo Estimate £ 500-600

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£550