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Auction: 25017 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 5391

Great Britain
1841-53 One Penny Red-Brown
Plate 148: DD-DF, horizontal strip of three, close to large margins all round cancelled by Crimean War "*(Crown)*" barred handstamps and affixed to 1855 (28 April) envelope marked "Black Sea Fleet" and "Sidon" enclosing lengthy letter from Balaklava giving a remarkable account of life during the campaign. A famous and rare envelope. Photo.

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,500