cover 1895 (22 May) envelope to Sheffield, England with "H.M.S. RAPID" printed on reverse, bearing 1/- rose diagonal bisect and another example truncated by one third at top, both well tied by "APIA/SAMOA" double-ring d.s. in blue and showing arrival c.d.s. on reverse, central vertical crease and some slight staining also similar "philatelic" local envelope bearing two diagonal bisects. S.G. 25a

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cover 1895 (22 May) envelope to Sheffield, England with "H.M.S. RAPID" printed on reverse, bearing 1/- rose diagonal bisect and another example truncated by one third at top, both well tied by "APIA/SAMOA" double-ring d.s. in blue and showing arrival c.d.s. on reverse, central vertical crease and some slight staining also similar "philatelic" local envelope bearing two diagonal bisects. S.G. 25a

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