1836 (21 July): Entire letter (Invoice of Cinnamon shipped by the "Symmetry") from Colombo to London by the "Symmetry", arriving Dover on 1st December with "lost of foretop mast" (Lloyd's list reports a Hurricane from South West for 29th November 1836), with boxed "DOVER/INDIA LETTER" and '2 Dec 1836' arrival cds on back, charge "1/8" (India letter 4d. + inland double rate 1s4d.), fine and interesting.
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DANISH SETTLEMENT 1837 (14 Aug.): Entire letter from SERAMPORE to the Deputy Sheriff of Calcutta, backstamped octagonal framed "SERAMPORE/POST OFFICE/18..." datestamp (Giles No.1) and red Calcutta G.P.O. arrival handstamp, minor imperfection and lightly toned. A VERY RARE LETTER FROM THE EX-TERRITORIAL SERAMPORE AS PART OF THE DANISH SETTLEMENT. B.P.A. certificate (2017)
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1842 Soldier letter (part inside missing) from a Private of 2nd or Queens Royal Regiment at Deesa to Shipton near Burford, Oxfordshire, England bearing "DEESA/(12-11-42/FREE" oval h/s (partially indistinct stroke), "INDIA" in red oval and h/s "2" on front, England arrival cds and Burford '14 JA 43' arrival cds on the reverse, fine and scarce as thus.
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1848: Oval datestamp "TRICHINOPOLY/1848 FEBRUARY 7/FREE" in red (Giles No.13) on back of Soldier letter to London, with boxed "G.P.O./1848 FE 11" transit d/s in red and England '31 March' arrival cds in red alongside, Major's countersign, charge h/s "2" and note "Wait till called for" on front, fine.
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