Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

Crimean War 1855: Great Britain 1 d. red-brown, Die I, pl. 203, perf. 16, a horizontal strip of three used on 1855 cover addressed to Lt. Charles Malden R.N. in  Brighton, endorsed "Officer's Letter" and "Constantinople April 26th '55" at left, tied by "*♚*" obliterators in black. Backstamped "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" code A cds (April 26) in greenish ink, London cds in red and Brighton arrival cds (May 7). Fresh and fine cover.
Provenance: Collection Hugh Wood.