MILITARY CONCESSION MAIL; Mar. 1871 stained env. to England ...

Hammer

£120

MILITARY CONCESSION MAIL; Mar. 1871 stained env. to England 'via Southampton' endorsed at base and left at the 2/1 Royal Regt for the concession rate, franked 8pi indistinctly tied by a cds and ms cancelled with two further cds and a "N.W.R" train cancel also on front. Rear with framed "TOO LATE" h.s. and Bombay & Melton Mowbray cds's. Also June(?) 1882 env. (creased, stained & large piece missing from rear) 'via Brindisi' to London franked QV 1a + 8p both tied by "A" bar cancels and endorsed at base and left by the 2nd Batt. Lincolnshire Regt for the military concession rate. London arrival cds on rear. (2 covers) Cross Reference: INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, TOO LATE MARKS