AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - WILLIAM KAY CORRESPONDENCE; Range on...

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£220 - £300

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND - WILLIAM KAY CORRESPONDENCE; Range on leaves following the career and travels of Pte William Kay whilst on H.M.S Tauranga to his (future) wife Louise Blane in Bedfordshire inc. July 1891 lengthy letter (no cover) written at Batavia, Aug. 1891 env. (stamp removed) with contents written at Thursday Is., 1891/92 envs. franked N.Z. QV 2½d (one a double rate) most with contents and some on H.M.S.Tauranga notepaper, 1892/93 envs. franked S.Aust. 2½d on 4d ex P.Adelaide or Largs Bay or Qld 2½d ex Brisbane and 1891/94 envs. ex Sydney franked NSW 2½d (one a double rate) with contents on plain paper written on H.M.S Crescent, Tauranga or Mildura with some interesting insight into the life of a marine plus a few PC's etc. (24 items) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, QUEENSLAND, NEW ZEALAND