New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1864 (Henry Prince Capts Cook’s Asst. H.M.S. Curacoa) good very fine £400-500

Henry Prince was born in Portsmouth, July 1842. He joined the Royal Navy in January 1862, and served in H.M.S. Curacoa from May the following year. He advanced to Captain’s Cook, prior to his discharge in February 1867.