Corinphila Auction 291-297 Day 2

1862/64: 6 d. lilac, a single example used on 1862 cover addressed to "HMS Satellite, Rio de Janeiro, South America or Elsewhere" tied by "Devonport / 250" duplex, with London transit cds in red (same day). The adhesive with some minor ratining but an unusual usage.rnNote: HMS Satellite was a pearl class wooden screw corvette, built at Devonport in 1855 she served in the Pacific between 1856-1861 and thereafter, during the American Civil War off the South East coast of North America.