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Honourable East India Company L.S. & G.C., V.R., 2nd issue, Anchor reverse (Private T. Applebee, 1st European Regt. Fusilier) officially impressed naming, first two letters of unit over-stamped, nearly extremely fine £500-550

Ex Gaskell 1911.

Thomas Applebee was born in London circa 1818-19, and enlisted there for unlimited service in H.M’s Bombay 1st Regiment of European Infantry (Fusiliers) on 5 December 1838, a bookbinder by trade. He was discharged at Bombay with ‘Good Character’ on 27 January 1860, aged 41, on a Pension of One Shilling a day in Europe. Sold with copy discharge papers.