Lot 102
GB Postal History. Chelsea Pensioner mail 1824-56 written-up selection of mainly pre-stamp mail
Stamps & Covers of Great Britain including the Brendan Read Collection | S26025
Auction: 3 November 10:00 GMT
Description
Postal History. Chelsea Pensioner mail 1824-56 written-up selection of mainly pre-stamp mail including 1824 (23.8) o.l.s. with letter from Balfron to Stirling, 1827 (19.3) from Bolton to Leeds with interesting contents referring to Corporal of 39th Regiment of Foot who lost part of his leg requesting to be discharged with pension, 1832 letter from John Dorrett to Whitehall asking why his pension had been stopped and is annotated ‘No residence named’ and ‘May be put away’, 1839 OHMS entire from Hannover from the British Pay-Office, 1839 entire from Bath to London from James Peppler asking to be admitted as an ‘In-pensioner’, 1856 certificate on velum referring to Thomas Vintin. An extremely interesting group. (10 items)
