** 1d SEAMAN'S CONCESSION RATE MAIL TO ENGLAND; Pair with Ja...

Hammer

£280

** 1d SEAMAN'S CONCESSION RATE MAIL TO ENGLAND; Pair with Jan. 1856 env. (peripheral faults) to Chatham from George Evindon Seaman on board HMS Boscowan Bermuda and countersigned below, franked 1d red and just tied by London "43" b/n with London Paid & Chatham cds on rear and Feb. 1862 env. to Dartmouth From W.Wright Seaman on board HMS Rinaldo (in Bermuda at the time) and countersigned below. Franked 1d red and tied by "620" (Plymouth) b/n on arrival with a further "1d" h.s. in black applied representing a charge for gratuity and carried on a private ship, the Cleopatra. Rear with Plymouth Ship letter and Dartmouth d.s. Good pair showing different handling. (2 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - PENNY CONCESSION RATES, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, POSTAGE DUE MARKS