GEN SIR WILLIAM PARKE DORSET BRITISH ARMY,GIBRALTAR,BARBADOS,HALIFAX,NOVA SCOTIA
Fine group of five letters from William Parke to his brother Charles at Henbury House, Winborne,Dorset. William Parke was commissioned in 1840 into The Duke of Albany's own Highlanders.His postings took him to the West Indies and Nova Scotia and this group of letters comes from:
1.) Gibraltar Mar 17th 1848
2.) Barbados June 27th 1849
3.) Halifax Nova Scotia May 25th 1854 includes Green Packet Letter, Liverpool and unusual hand struck '2'.
Also with out covers:
4.) Halifax, Nova Scotia March 18th 1854
5.) Halifax, Nova Scotia March 30th 1854
A fascinating group of military mail.
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