Lot 32391 – INCOMING: 1871 (Dec 5) Whaling correspondence from

INCOMING: 1871 (Dec 5) Whaling correspondence from Lynn, USA, to Captain Allen of the barque “Merlin” at Mahé, with USA 1870-71 2c Jackson (2) and 1861-62 10c Washington (2) paying single 24c rate with cork cancels, with Lynn, Boston and London cds adjacent, as well as British “1d” hs (for credit to Seychelles), Seychelles code B bs, slightly soiled, minor peripheral faults, attractive and rare incoming mail