ROYAL MARINES 1819 - 1894: A well researched collection of E...

Hammer

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ROYAL MARINES 1819 - 1894: A well researched collection of E's & EL's to/from serving personnel in the Royal Marines. 1840 prepaid letter rated 1d during 4d postage period re legal position relating to recruitment; 1860 cover with 'Returned for 6 Postage' hs as recipient was in transit to Malta on HMS James Watt; 1876 letter with 'Lisboa' & oval 'Franca' hs to Captain Heaslop R.M.A. on HMS Resistance off Lisbon with the Channel Squadron; 1878 concessionary rated letter from Bahia to London from private on board HMS Tenedos; 1879 EL's to Major Heaslop on HMS Achilles with the Mediterranean Squadron; 1880 cover rated 7½d and forwarded through Lisbon with oval 'Franca' hs to a Captain on HMS Resistance; 1888 uprated postal stationery card from Lt. Colonel Harwood RMA to Malta. 1890 concessionary rated letter from Royal Marine serving on HMS Bramble off Montevideo; 1894 EL's from Sydney and Port Darwin An interesting study (22)