CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

Ref: 9271
  • £225.00

1870 stampless mourning envelope addressed to Stuttgart with enclosed letter written from 'H.M.S. Nymidon' at Simons Bay. (which includes "my letters as a rule are sent through the Commodores bag") addressed to another naval officer in Germany, sent by naval bag to London. Posted at Lombard Street paid 6d in cash. French and German transit datestamps. Unusual.