Inventarnummer
200204.10
Titel
Letter sent from the Crimea, 13 December 1854 via Marseilles
Hersteller
Beschreibung
A pale blue envelope sent by a soldier of the 12th Dragoon Guards (12th Prince of Wales Royal Lancers) from the Crimea via Marseilles. Has 3 one penny postage stamps in top right corner. Addressed to a Mrs Harkness, Hastings, England. On the reverse are various stamps, 2 blue and one orange. The former indicates that the letter was posted on 13th December 1854. The orange stamps indicate that it arrived in England on 28th December. There is a broken red wax seal on the reverse.
Datum
1854-12 - 1854-12
Entstehungszeitraum
Crimean War, 1854-1856
Format