£110
WRECK OF THE EMEU; 16 Sep. 1857 EL 'per Emeu/via Marseilles' to London franked 1/- Octagonal (creased, four margins) tied by b/n '1' with Melbourne and London d.s. on rear or front. The Emeu ran aground in the Red Sea near Jeddah with her mails eventually picked up by the Madras nearly a month later. Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, VICTORIA, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, SHIPS/SHIPPING
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