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Philatelic stamped cover

Object | Part of Philatelic collection

item details

NamePhilatelic stamped cover
ProductionUnknown; writer; 25 November 1861; Wellington
ClassificationVisual and Verbal Communication, envelopes, letters
Materialspaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 135mm (width), 77mm (height)
Registration NumberPH005928
Credit linePurchased 2020

Overview

[Cover]

Frederick Wayne Esqr

Taieri Lake

Waikowaite

Dunedin

Otago

New Zealand

[Other inscriptions]

"Via Marseilles"

"15"

"Feby 14th 62"

[handstamp]

"859"

[datestamps]

"WELLINGTON / NO25 / 1861 / C / SALOP"

"MUCH-WENLOCK / NO25 / 61"

"E A / LONDON / NO 26 / 61"

"DUNEDIN / JA.21 / 1862 / OTAGO. N.Z."

[inscription inside flap]

"Mr Bartlett is dead and so is Robert Horton & Mr Griffiths the Lawyer & Moreton the Cigarist. I have not heard or seen Tom Burn since I wrote last dearest Fred. cultivate Faith Hope and Charity. + Good sense Amen"