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Auction: 18037 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 864

Dominica
1801 (23 Aug.) soldier's entire letter to Dublin, rated "d1 Pd" in red ink and although not countersigned by the Commanding Officer as required by the Act of Parliament it was accepted pre-paid for the privilege rate, showing "dominica/sep 1 1801" datestamp and, on reverse across join, arrival c.d.s. The writer mentions ".... this climate agrees badly with me and I fear the hardships of a private soldier if not very soon at least will prove fatal to me.". A rare letter written during the war with France. Photo

Note: The 68th Regiment went to the West Indies in 1801 for the on-going war with France. By August the battalion was concentrated in Dominica with a detachment on The Saints. Mail was sent by naval frigate to Dominica where there were postal facilities. An inter-island schooner provided a mail connecting service with Barbados, from where the Falmouth Packet picked up mail for the U.K.

provenance:
Stephen Sugarman, March 1994
Gerald Sattin, May 2004

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