NAVAL OFFICERS' LETTERS
The author is a leading expert on mail sent to and from naval officers during the Victorian period (1837-1900) He has a legendary ability to identify the sender of a letter and his location from the envelope.
This is a research paper of interest both to naval and postal historians. It covers mail sent from all over the world illustrated by covers from the author's collection and written up in his own hand A number of official postal regulations and rates are reproduced and the Introduction describes the way that research of this kind can be carried out.
Part I covers mail by ship's bag to Britain and Part II, mail to the
ships abroad. A valuable tool for researchers on naval history and for
social and postal historians
"Readers will find each entry absorbing, there being an extensive amount of historical (i.e non-postal history) detail included, but which is not excessive." London Philatelist March 1996.
"This book presents the work of Geoffrey Osborn, divided into two sections: mail by ship's bag to Britain, and mail to HM ships abroad." Stamp Magazine April 1996.
133 pages
Profusely illustrated in B/W
Cover binding: Card cover
ISBN 978 0 9527177 0 6
Publication date : 1995
Price £15.00 + postage & packing
Places & Subjects: Africa, America, Central America, North America, South Atlantic Islands, Caribbean, China / Hong Kong, Far East, Great Britain, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean
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