cover 1860 (24 December) envelope from Birmingham with 1855-57 4d. addressed to Edmund Norton, "Seaman on board H.M. Ship Camilla, Canagawa Japan, China or elsewhere"; manuscript note at left "Ship lost" in red ink. (H.M.S. Camilla was lost, probably during a typhoon, off the coast of Japan in September 1860). Some typed notes and an illustration of the ship are included. Very rare. Photo

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cover 1860 (24 December) envelope from Birmingham with 1855-57 4d. addressed to Edmund Norton, "Seaman on board H.M. Ship Camilla, Canagawa Japan, China or elsewhere"; manuscript note at left "Ship lost" in red ink. (H.M.S. Camilla was lost, probably during a typhoon, off the coast of Japan in September 1860). Some typed notes and an illustration of the ship are included. Very rare. Photo

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