** RARE MATCHED PAIR OF SEAMAN'S CONCESSION RATE COVERS; Pai...

Hammer

£280

** RARE MATCHED PAIR OF SEAMAN'S CONCESSION RATE COVERS; Pair with 17 Sep. 1860 env. to London franked 1d red and tied on arrival by London duplex headed From W Anderton Marine HMS Icarus Belize Bay of Honduras, the latter deleted and endorsed Truxillo [Trujillo] and endorsed by a Commanding Officer below and 31 Dec. 1860 env. to the writer on H.M.SHIP "Icarus" West Indies or Elsewhere franked 1d red tied by London WC duplex and endorsed 'D Dead' (Discharged Dead) and with a Portsmouth return arrival cds of 1 Mar. 1861 on front. Unusual matched 'to & from' pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, BRITISH HONDURAS/BELIZE, RETURNED MAIL