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Auction: 9029 - West Africa Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 671

Sierra Leone Military Mail 1894 (Apr.) sailor´s envelope "From Mark Bate P.O. 1st. Class H.M.S. ´Raleigh´ Sierra Leone" to his brother?, of similar rank, on H.M.S. Empress of India" at Devonport and forwarded, counter-initialled by the Commanding Officer and bearing Great Britain 1881 1d. lilac cancelled with Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (15.4) in black, Devonport squared-circle d.s. (16.4) below, the reverse with Devonport c.d.s. (16.4); some overall foxing though scarce and unusual. Photo Estimate £ 600-700

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