Auction Catalogue

4 December 1991

Starting at 11:30 AM

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The Upfill-Brown Collection

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

Lot

№ 20

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4 December 1991

Hammer Price:
£410

ABYSSINIA 1867-8 (T. Hennessey, A. B., H. M. S. Octavia), very fine

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The AA Upfill-Brown Collection.

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Thomas Hennessey was amongst the one hundred men from H. M. S. Octavia who formed the Royal Naval Rocket Brigade which accompanied the Army on the 800 mile trek to Magdala and back.