1830 INDIA to SCOTLAND & REDIRECTED, unpaid SFL from Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (Governor General of India) posted at Calcutta on JAN27,1830 and addressed to Hon William Adam in Blairadam, routing via P&O Lines to Suez + overland to Alexandria + P&O Lines to Portsmouth noting a red boxed INDIA LETTER PORTSMOUTH transit h/s + overland to Blairadam arriving on APR 7th, then redirected to Edinburgh, rated COLLECT 1sh8d to Portsmouth + 1sh overland rate to Blairadam (short-paid 2d) + ½d Scottish Road Tax for a total COLLECT 2sh 8½d, signed FREE by Metcalfe and all India and inland charges were canceled, a double sheet charge of 1sh + ½d Scottish Road Tax was charged for the 24 mile redirection from Blairadam to Edinburgh, a significant historical item noting Metkalfe was later appointed Governor General of Canada 1843-1845, a vertical file fold and some travel wear to be expected, great item with F-VF est ($375+ US) (Image)

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1932 INDIA REGISTERED PART-AIRMAIL to CANADA, nice KGV franking on front and back of 1 Anna stationery envelope, pays the 11a6p airmail rate + 3a registration fee, from Mahilpur (northern India) on NOV3,1932 and addressed to Victoria-BC, routing overland to Karachi + Air-France to Paris + ship to Montreal on NOV 23rd + airmail to Seattle on NOV 25th + airmail to Victoria arriving on NOV 26th, scarce rate and route, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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