WRECK OF THE CAROLINE ON SEVEN STONES REEF: 8 Dec. 1848 EL (...
WRECK OF THE CAROLINE ON SEVEN STONES REEF: 8 Dec. 1848 EL (vert. filing fold clear of stamp) to London with four margin 1d red tied v.fine Type 1844 "610" hs. The contents inc a covering letter to the addressee plus a full detailed one page account of the sinking of the schooner Caroline, on passage from Newport to Barcelona, on Seven Stones reef. The rescue was conducted by longboat, manned by 5 men, who due to the rough seas had to head back to land, 14 miles away, in heavy seas having saved just one member of the Caroline's crew. Important historical document. Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL
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WRECK OF THE CAROLINE ON SEVEN STONES REEF: 8 Dec. 1848 EL (vert. filing fold clear of stamp) to London with four margin 1d red tied v.fine Type 1844 "610" hs. The contents inc a covering letter to the addressee plus a full detailed one page account of the sinking of the schooner Caroline, on passage from Newport to Barcelona, on Seven Stones reef. The rescue was conducted by longboat, manned by 5 men, who due to the rough seas had to head back to land, 14 miles away, in heavy seas having saved just one member of the Caroline's crew. Important historical document. Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL
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