1813 (Jul 1) Entire from Surinam to a Captain in the 64th regiment in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a very fine strike of the "SURINAM" 9 JY 1816 fleuron ds on reverse from the British Occupation, some internal splitting with some archive tape reinforcements, very rare, earlier than the earliest recorded date of July 23rd 1813 by Riddell. Note: The 64th Regiment were heavily involved in seizing islands for the British in the West Indies during the Napoleonic Wars and captured Surinam in 1804, where they remained until moving to Halifax in 1813. (Image)