CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1840 (March 16): Soldier's prepaid entire letter from Towrang near Goulburn endorsed at top "Wm. Crook, private 1054, 80th Regt., No. 8 Company", correctly counter-signed by the Lieutenant commanding at left; mailed from Marulan to Bolton, England and struck with superb framed "PAID / AT / MARULAN" handstamp in red and oval "PAID SHIP LETTER / ♚ / AU 8 / 1840 / SYDNEY" in transit, with manuscript '6d.' prepaid. Struck on arrival with circular unframed "INDIA SOLDIERS / 3 / LETTER" due marking in black (Robertson In. Sol. 6). Reverse with "♚ / GENERAL POST OFFICE / SYDNEY" in black, erased framed "SHIP LETTER" in red applied in error and Bolton arrival cds (Sept 9). A splendid and rare entire.rnProvenance: Cavendish, Derby, 8 June 2006.rnNote: Contents are extraordinary, "it was to inform you about the men that is killed in this Colony it might amaze you for there is more murdered and killed in this part than any other part of the world for since I sent to you last there has been 2 hundred killed and murdered so I can say this is the worst part of the world..."