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GB 1859 SG70 Cover - to H.M.S. Cumberland, Rio de Janeiro or Elsewhere'

Stock Code: P212021572

1859 Overseas mail. Very fine envelope with original contents sent from Sible Hedingham, Essex addressed to 'Lt J M Kelsall, H.M.S. Cumberland, Rio de Janeiro or Elsewhere' bearing a 6d Pale lilac (SG 70) neatly tied by a Halstead "334" numeral. Backstamped by a Sible-Hedingham UDC in blue, Halstead and London transit cds's for MY.7-9.1859. A presentable example of this difficult issue on cover, scarce destination.

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