145361 1853 MOURNING ENVELOPE MARGATE, KENT TO INDIA, 1s EMBOSSED REMOVED, ON REVERSE FLAP EMBOSSED WAFER SEAL DAMAGED UPON OPENING.

1853 MOURNING ENVELOPE MARGATE, KENT TO INDIA, 1s EMBOSSED REMOVED, ON REVERSE FLAP EMBOSSED WAFER SEAL DAMAGED UPON OPENING. Mourning envelope from Margate in Kent to a Mr Colin Smith, Surgeon in Madras, postage paid 1s embossed, unfortunately removed. On reverse flap only embossed wafer seal which has broken upon opening and performed its duty of preventing unlicenced opening of envelope. Also on reverse 'MARGATE' date stamp AU 30 1853 and Indian 'G.P.O.' date stamp 1853 OC 11. (Ref 145361).