1ST ISSUE CHALON FRANKING TO INDIA; 9 May 1860 env. (top rear flap missing) to Bombay franked pair 1859 3d blue tied by two weal strikes of "[crown]/[date]/NATAL" hs with with framed "BOMBAY/SHIP LETTER" and Rajcote cds on front. Rear with large-part Cape Town transit ds confirming a five-month transit and unusual thus. Cross Reference: INDIA (Image)

6d MULTI-FRANKING TO ENGLAND; 10 Mar. 1857 env. (rear flap torn) to Manchester franked 6d Chalon (4) all tied by faint indistinct bar cancels and two tied by double-ring Durban ds with a circular "PAID/DEVONPORT/CAPE-PACKET" ds also on front. Rear with Manchester arrival cds plus 1863 unwmkd 1d Lake unused and 1863/65 6d violet mint. (3) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, DEVON (Image)