Ref: K3309
- £2400.00
1878 soldiers concession rate letter to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, from Pte. I. Hughes, H. Compy. 1/19th Regt, with a 1d tied by a barred '8' canceller of Warwick West. An oval ST. GEORGESAUG 21 1878 datestamp is on the front of the cover which has the signature of the Lieut. Colonel of the 1/19th Regiment at the lower left, allowing the 1d soldiers concession rate. A Great Yarmouth SP 7 78 arrival c.d.s. is on the back. Warwick West was the main army camp and firing range in the 1870's, but the post office there only received a datestamp in 1879. Prior to that they had only the numeral '8' canceller. A fine and very rare soldiers concession rate cover.
