Lot 756

✉ COLONIAS ESPAÑOLAS: FERNANDO POO. 1871. Entire letter with crested 'HMS Seagull' envelope, from the Cuthbert Druitt correspondence to LONDON, written on board the Naval Gunvessel 'HMS Seagull' and letter datelined "Fernando Poo 17/19.12.1871", franked by Great Britain 1867 6d. lilac pl. 9 paying the Officer's rate from West Africa, tied by '466' Liverpool obliterator in black. Circular PAID / LIVERPOOL / BR. PACKET cds (Jan 26, 1872) in red at left. An extraordinarily rare entire with original contents '…not an ounce of coal left. we have been obliged to ask (as a favour) the Spaniards to let us have some of theirs... we left the River Bonny...tomorrow we sail for Cape Coast...for the Mail'. Believed to be the sole example, bearing a British adhesive used from Fernando Poo. Ex Sacher.