Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

1854, Group of six covers, all with mixed 1 d. red, perf 16 in combination with 2 d. blue, perf 16, comprising four examples sent to Crimea War/Black Sea Fleet; of which one, an 1854 envelope sent from Plymouth to British Army in Turkey, is from the original find of the "Captain Radcliffe Correspondence"; others include one cover to France and an attractive strip of three 2 d. blue used with a single 1 d. red sent from Edinburgh to Lancaster, very mixed, one cover has 2 d. blue missing, although attractive two-colour selection, scarce examples.rnProvenance: The Captain Radcliffe Correspondence, Spink, 28-30 June 2014, lot 2596.