1817 (28 Mar): "KEDGEREE/POST OFFICE" double oval handstamp (Giles 1) + date in m/s on back of folded cover to Batavia 'per (ship) Baroness Van der Capellen' (noted). A fine strike of this scarce Kedgeree handstamp used in it's first recorded year. Very few known. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1820 (26 May): Entire Soldier letter from Sergeant Major C. Gale 2nd Batt.n 24 Reg. N.1 (Native Infantry) at Barelly to London via Calcutta and landed at Margate, bearing Calcutta G.P.O. triple-ring transit d/s, boxed "INDIA LETTER/MARGATE", London '17 Jan 1821' arrival cds (on back). Letter reffers to the end of the wars - "The Rajah of Nagpoor has not been taken" etc. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1823 (4 Jan.) Entire letter from Calcutta to "Lt. Colonel David Forbes/Care of Messrs Smith Ingles & Co., London" per "Larkins", received and forwarded to Cheltenham (on back), with boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" in black on front, Crown d/s "FREE/18 JY 18/1823" in red and London arrival cds on back, originally charged 1/-. A scarce combination of "FREE" handstamp on Ship letter mail. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1826. Pre-stamp envelope written from Hyderabad dated 'August 31 1826' addressed to London endorsed 'P.Paid 12 anna to Madras' on reverse with 'Madras/8 Sep' date stamp and oval 'Out Station/Madras 8 Sep 8 1826/Ship Letter' with framed 'India Letter/Milford' in black (Robinson In 1) and London arrival '2 March 1827' and rated '1/4' in m/s on arrival. India Ship letters from Milford Have are very scarce. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)