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Auction: 16036 - West Africa Pre-U.P.U. Postal History, The John Sacher Collection
Lot: 1701

Sierra Leone
Incoming Mail
From United Kingdom
1843 (24 Mar.) entire addressed to "Lieut Glea, 3rd West India Regt, Sierra Leone", marked "H.M. Service" and "War Office", showing Crowned Paid d.s. and "paid ship letter/london" oval d.s., both in red; and 1848 (Oct.) envelope, with enclosure, from London?, marked "By Her Majesty's Sloop Kingfisher" and addressed to "Lieut John Townsend R.N., Her Majesties S. Pantaloon, West Africa Station, Sierra Leone", showing Paid c.d.s. in red and manuscript "1/-" in purple

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£450