Auction: 8029 - Soldiers' Rates of the BE - Gerald Sattin Collection
Lot: 247
India 1883 (15 Sept.) envelope "From No. RA 15530 Shoeing Smith S. Alger M/1 B RA" at Nusserabad to Wellington, New Zealand, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and bearing 2a. orange cancelled "J" in circle of bars, and 1895 (5 Mar.) Soldier´s and Seamen´s 9p. envelope from Gunner Field of 3rd. Company Eastern Division Royal Artillary at Colaba to Sydney and redirected to Lyttleton and again to Auckland, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and cancelled with squared-circle d.s., transit d.s. on reverse of both; the first with some stains though a scarce pair Estimate £ 120-150
Sold for
£85