1851-1900 Covers, cards, letters and ephemera including offi...

Estimate

£200 - £250

1851-1900 Covers, cards, letters and ephemera including official Admiralty envelopes to H.M.S "Tiger" or "Blenheim"; 1852 stampless cover with enclosed letter from H.M.S "Prince Regent" at Lisbon charged 1/- with boxed "PACKET LETTER"; 1862 Admiralty envelope signed by the Duke of Somerset, Lord High Admiral; 1871 cover with H.M.S "Lord Warden" crest posted at Gibraltar franked 6d; 1890 cover from Commander G.W Russell with enclosed narrative of the loss of H.M.S "Lily" and his defence at the subsequent Court Martial where he was acquitted (later becoming an Admiral); covers (with letters) to or from Commander Knapton mainly on H.M.S "Firefly" or "Onyx" (20); various other covers to or from naval ships (13); 1856 appointment of Arthur Douglas to rank of retired Captain with the lowest rate of half pay allowed to a Captain, etc. (42).