Lot 751
GB Used Abroad Crimean War cover to Malta




Stamps & Covers of The World | S24005
Auction: 26 March 2024 at 10:00 GMT
£264
Description
GB Used Abroad; Crimean War. 1855 (20 Mar) Officer's letter to Malta, envelope bearing 2d blue and 1d Stars, sharing a fine blue-black '0*0' duplex cancel. The 2d has been lifted and replaced, leaving some water-staining. Red British Army CDS on reverse, where the backflap is torn. Charged '2'. Still attractive. Ex Dewavrin
Footnote
The rate to Britain via France was just 3d, but the rate to Malta was 5d, hence the charge




