Naval Mail. 1882-c.1930 Covers, cards and letters from or to...

Hammer

£650

Naval Mail. 1882-c.1930 Covers, cards and letters from or to British naval vessels, the display well written up on 27 pages including 1882 H.M.S Champion envelope to the British Consul at Yokahama franked Japan 2s, 1883 cover from G.B to "H.M.S Swiftsure, c/o British Consul, San Francisco" franked 2½d, 1884 H.M.S Kingfisher envelope posted at Buenos Ayres franked 10c, 1884 cover from H.M.S Pelican to G.B with 1d lilac block of four cancelled by "F.B" obliterators in the London Foreign Branch, 1884 cover from H.M.S Decoy at Port Said franked Egypt 20m pair, 1886 cover from London to "H.M.S Hyacinth, Pacific Station" bearing two 1884 4d green stamps, 1894 Sierra Leone 1d postcard from H.M.S Waterwitch, two interesting long letters (no covers) written on H.M.S Lizard at Fiji or at sea en route to Auckland, 1895 Gambia 1d postcard from H.M.S Thrush, 1898 and 1905 Zanzibar postcards from H.M.S Magpie or H.M.S Crescent, later items from China, North Borneo, Hong Kong, Aden, etc. An interesting collection. (29). Photo on Page 94.