1865 (July 22) Stampless entire letter from Calcutta to France posted into a portable letterbox on a steamer landed at Madras, with framed "FOUND IN THE PORTABLE L.B" and a "MADRAS / INDIA UNPAID" datestamp. Handstamped with "G.B /1F62C" Anglo-French Accountancy mark and 9 decimes charge mark, arrival backstamps and red "FORWARDED BY / MACKENZIE LYALL & Co / THE / EXCHANGE / CALCUTTA" senders cachet. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)

c.1880 ½a Envelope from Bombay to Kurrachee with boxed "FOUND IN / OVERLAND / LETTER BOX", the handstamp inverted, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 98. (Image1)

1856-1929 Covers and cards, explanatory handstamps including "Detained Late Fee Not Paid" (10), "Train Late" (3), "Posted in Wrong Train" (3), "Too Late" (25), cover endorsed "Missent to Madras" bearing yellow label "Post Master will kindly obtain this cover and forward to Supdt., Travelling Post Office, for reference", 1892 registered cover with yellow label "Missent, Please return this envelope to the Postman" tied by Jeypore c.d.s, also large oval "Late Fee Paid Bombay Foreign" datestamp. An interesting collection, a few faults. (44).

1859-1905 Covers and cards with despatch or delivery handstamps including 1873 cover from Poona with boxed "1 DESPATCH", 1866-70 covers from Madras with oval framed "M.D" (3, Morning Despatch), and delivery or Peon handstamps (42) with circular "MIRZAPORE / PEON / No. 6", "MIRZAPUR / PEON / No. 6" or "BANDA / PEON / No.3", boxed "PEON / No. 5" or similar (5), "A.M", "P.M", "1st. D", "2d D", "3d D", individual numbers, etc., some faults but an interesting collection. (46).

1867-1901 Covers from G.B to India franked 1/-, 10d, 5d or 1d, all redirected, handstamped "REDIRECTED" at Madras (2, boxed) or Poona, or "Reposted" at Karachi, two with Sea Post Office and Madras Overland Mail backstamps, one with boxed "BOMBAY / BG 2 As", two with part flaps missing. (4).