CHINA - 1st OPIUM WAR - CLAIMS FOR PRIZE MONEY/MEDAL & NEWS ...

Hammer

£160

CHINA - 1st OPIUM WAR - CLAIMS FOR PRIZE MONEY/MEDAL & NEWS OF DEATH OF WOUNDED SOLDIER; 24 Nov. 1842 EL (minor wear) from Plymouth Naval Hospital to Norfolk with 1d Red tied by MX with news of the recent death of a Marine who had been wounded at the 1841 attack on Amoy on HMS Wellesley regarding sending his effects to the addressee (the deceased's brother), April 1844 EL ex Plymouth (unpaid m/s "2" charge) ref. pay due for actions in Hong Kong on HMS Nimrod, and 1846 EL from Portsmouth (v. fine h.s. "2" charge mark) from a veteran of the HMS Apollo involved in the 1st Opium War claiming his China medal. Rare group. (3 covers)Cross Reference: CHINA, MILITARY, DEVON, MEDALS