1855 CRIMEA: 1855 Envelope with contents datelined April 24 from Captain George Goldsmith of “(H.M.S.) Sidon at Balaklava” to London endorsed “From Black Sea Fleet” and “Sidon” with GB full margined strip of 3 imperf 1d reds cancelled by fine/very fine (for this) cancels, just tied by the recipient’s filing endorsement, backstamped POST OFFICE/BRITISH ARMY with small blue ‘A’ code. The contents relate to the writer’s recent arrival by ship to Cephalonia and the new railway that accelerates the unloading.Highly attractive cover and exceedingly scarce with the imperf franking and crown cancel. Illustrated in CWS 1997, p21/22.