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Lot# 4284 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4284 Cyprus

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    1879c.: Great Britain 1864/79 1 d. red pl. 179 locally used on envelope from Larnaca to Sir Robert Biddulph in Nicosia, neatly tied by "942" obliterator in black. Rare and very fine.rnProvenance: Collection E.E. Yates.rnNote: The addressee, Col. Robert Biddulph served in the Crimean War and was present at the Siege of Sevastopol in 1854. He also served in the Indian Mutiny, and was Brigade Major during the Siege of Lucknow. In 1871 he was selected to be Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office and was then appointed Commander of Artillery under Sir Garnet Wolseley who left Cyprus in July 1879. Sir Robert Biddulph succeeded Sir Garnet Wolseley as High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief of Cyprus.
    Starting bid : 1,750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold