G.B. - 1s-1d RATE COVER WITH 1d RED + 1/- EMBOSSED, 6d GREY ...

Hammer

£320

G.B. - 1s-1d RATE COVER WITH 1d RED + 1/- EMBOSSED, 6d GREY COVER, ETC.; 27 June 1856 env. (recipient's filing notes across address but clear of stamps and marks) from "GOSPORT" (blue cds on back) to "H.M.S. Royal George, Malta" routed "By French Packet via Marseilles" with cur-square 1/- Embossed (clear to wide margins) and 1d Red 'Stars' both tied by fine Gosport "320" Numerals, 1867 E from London with 6d (damaged) + 3d Rose-Red pair for the 1/- rate (curious purple boxed "V.P." on flap), Jan. 1875 env. ex London "via Southampton" with 6d Grey (pl.13), and 1911 PPC from Torquay to St. George's Barracks. (4 items)