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Auction: 8029 - Soldiers' Rates of the BE - Gerald Sattin Collection
Lot: 189

India 1839 (6 Oct.) entire letter "From Gunr John Davies; 2nd. Company, 1st. Battn. Artillery" at Ahmeddnuggur to Wales, showing faint and indistinct "ahmednuggur/free" oval d.s. and a good strike of the rare unframed "india soldiers/3/london" circular h.s. (In. Sol. 6), arrival c.d.s. (15.3) on reverse; interesting contents regarding his pay, the cost of food, and "There is overland land mails go monthly from here"; inner and outer sheets severed though of good appearance. Photo Estimate £ 250-300

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