Lot 30802 – 1852 Soldier’s entire from ‘Bombardier G. Grimes, Royal

1852 Soldier’s entire from ‘Bombardier G. Grimes, Royal Artillery, Mauritius’ to Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, England, the instructional makgs on this cover indicated that the sender was entitled, under the Act 3/4 Victoria cap 96, not to prepay the 1d privilege rate postage. The writer was required to place rank, name, and unit across the top of the cover and separate with a diagonal line the address from a space for authorising officers signature. The British Post Office recognized this instruction and struck the cover with “2” to indicate the 1d postage and 1d unpaid fine to be collected from the recipient, very fine and rare