This neat, uncommon, cover was sent on March 11, 1905, from Valletta, Malta, to Wigan, U.K., by a British sailor serving aboard the HMS Venerable! The Venerable was a, Formidable-class battleship.

To continue, outside of some slight stains/gum residue around some of its bottom perfs, the red and gray, 1-Penny, Malta issue is in great condition! The cancel from the Valletta P.O. is excellent!! The receiving cancel(3/16/05) from the Wigan P.O. is superb!

Lastly, as for the condition of the envelope, itself, it is excellent! It's very clean! The back flap is intact. Simply put, minor imperfections aside, this is a very attractive, unique piece of British Naval postal history!