1886 SOLDIER'S LETTER from Pietermaritzburg (GPO Natal cds OC 26) to Devonport, England (arrival cds NO 23). The PENNY CONCESSIONARY RATE paid with single Natal QV 1d. The sender was "Sergt J Reilly, 2nd South Lancashire Regiment", the cover bearing required endorsements and Officer's countersignature for this military concessionary rate. Some overall soiling; nonetheless a pleasing example of this campaign mail from the regiment stationed along the Zululand border to quell unrest following the Zulu War and First Boer War (Zululand was annexed the following year). Rare.
