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  • Lot# : 585 Great Britain

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    Baltic Expedition via Danzig 1855: Small envelope from the Baltic fleet to Dawlish Devon during the siege of the Bomarsund fortress on the Aland Islands, endorsed "Via Danzig", franked with 1 d. red-brown, die I in a horizontal strip of three, cancelled by single horizontal numeral '49' cancellation at the Inland Section of the London Chief Office with "DANZIG 6 / 7 3-4" cds at left, reverse with "A L JY - 10 1855" transit cds in red. On stamp with fault otherwise a desirable and scarce Field Post usage during the Crimean war from the Baltic theatre of war via the German seaport of Danzig.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF