NAPOLEONIC WARS AFTERMATH - HANOVER/G.B. - "BRITISH PENSIONE...

Hammer

£140

NAPOLEONIC WARS AFTERMATH - HANOVER/G.B. - "BRITISH PENSIONERS" FREE MAIL COVERS & DOCUMENT; 1824/46 partly printed ELs (4) from Hanover to various German towns with "HANNOVER" marks (the first boxed d.s.) all sent free due to the printed "British Pensioners Pay Office" or "British/Pay-Office" on the front (this was the free mail system for those who had fought in the Allied forces - both German & British - at Waterloo), concerning payments due to Chelsea pensioners in Germany; plus 1838 printed "PRO MEMORIA" notice from the Hanover "British Pay Office" about rules for pension payments. (5 items)Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, FREES