1883 1r Slate forgery mounted on paper, together with the 1891 (Sep 29) three page report from De La Rue to the Board of Inland Revenue regarding this forgery, which details how the forgery was made and differences between the forgery and the genuine stamp. A unique document and forgery. Photo on Page 200. (Image1)

Military / Incoming Mail - France. 1860-63 Covers from France to Brigadier General Sir Neville Chamberlain in India, the 1860 cover from Versailles to Bombay and redirected to Oude franked by two 1853-61 imperf 40c stamps, backstamped at Lucknow; the 1863 cover from Versailles to Lahore and redirected to Rawalpindi franked 1862 80c, backstamps include "REDIRECTED / LAHORE P.O" c.d.s. In 1860 Chamberlain commanded the Tank Field Force against the Mahsud Waziris; in 1863 he commanded the Yusafzai Field Force against Muslim fanatics in Sittana and Malka, and was wounded at the Umbeyla Pass. (2).