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Lot# 4334 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 4334 Malta

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    1882 (July 22): Great Britain 1880 ½ d. pale green and 1881 1 d. lilac horizontal pair, used on 1882 mourning cover to Tunbidge Wells tied by two strikes of the vertical "MALTA / A25" duplex (July 22). Reverse with Tunbridge Wells arrival cds (July 27) and manuscript notation '11th letter from darling H. from Alexandria'. Some small edge wear but a scarce cover.rnNote: On July 11, 1882 Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Seymour bombarded Alexandria with a fleet of eight battleships. On July 17, the fleet was joined by ships of the Channel Squadron. The addressee, Mrs. Howard Hay, was the wife of Lieutenant Howard Hay who was serving on the HMS Northumberland.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold