Salonica
cover 1916 (3 Mar.) OHMS envelope bearing ½d. (2), 1d., 2d., 3d., 4d., 6d. vertical pair one stamp without overprint, 9d. and 1/-, all tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE/3 MR/16/G.X" datestamps; envelope, folded between stamps, with return address and part of address deleted; a great rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (1969); also OHMS envelope with ½d. strip of four, 1d. and 9d. similarly datestamped, the envelope with central folds, one of which crosses one ½d., addressed to Bristol. B.P.A. Certificate (1969); also a set of the eight values tied to folded OHMS envelope, addressed to H.M.S. "Exmouth", Salonika, by similar datestamps. A remarkable trio of covers, accompanied by an unused set of eight stamps (hinge remainders), each marginal with control at foot, and an additional 4d. fine mint; neatly mounted and well written-up on four album pages. S.G. S1-S8 and S6a; #6240+

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cover 1916 (3 Mar.) OHMS envelope bearing ½d. (2), 1d., 2d., 3d., 4d., 6d. vertical pair one stamp without overprint, 9d. and 1/-, all tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE/3 MR/16/G.X" datestamps; envelope, folded between stamps, with return address and part of address deleted; a great rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (1969); also OHMS envelope with ½d. strip of four, 1d. and 9d. similarly datestamped, the envelope with central folds, one of which crosses one ½d., addressed to Bristol. B.P.A. Certificate (1969); also a set of the eight values tied to folded OHMS envelope, addressed to H.M.S. "Exmouth", Salonika, by similar datestamps. A remarkable trio of covers, accompanied by an unused set of eight stamps (hinge remainders), each marginal with control at foot, and an additional 4d. fine mint; neatly mounted and well written-up on four album pages. S.G. S1-S8 and S6a; #6240+
Provenance
Colonel Eley

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