Losnr. 1546 - 309.-320. Auktion
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Losnr. : 1546 Grossbritannien
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British Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1854 (Nov 27): Great Britain 1 d. pink postal stationery envelope used with 1854 1 d. red-brown on blued perf. 16, a horizontal pair, to "Major Andrews, 28th Regiment, Commanding British Depot, Varna, Turkey", tied by London numeral obliterators in black. A fine and unusual make up of the 3 d. Soldier's concession rate.rnrnContents: "Mrs. Sayer presents her compliments to the Officer in Command of the Troops at Varna. She begs to inform him that 3 Cases have been shipped from England and forwarded to him at Varna. The cases contain Wearing Apparel of all kinds for the immediate relief of the poor Soldiers, wives and children with the Troops in the East. Mrs. Sayer....will esteem it a great favour if trhe Commanding Officer, will kindly trouble himself to see that the contents of the cases be properly and fairly distributed. The cases leave on the 10th in the "Gladiator" for the Black Sea". It can be seen by the tone of the letter that Mrs. Sayer, like a great many others, had been appalled by stories in the Press of the conditions in Varna. For more on Major (later Lt.-Colonel) Andrews, see the "Athenæum", issue 1514, of 1 Nov 1856 where he writes about the Army's stay in Devna Camp.Ausruf : 350 CHFZuschlag : 460 CHF -
