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1856 GB to India | Entire Letter from Madras (1856 Jan) to London via Southampton. Delivery taken by forwarding agent M/s Twining & Co who paid the postage due of 1s and then struck a red 1d, perf 14, stamp and redirected it to the recipient’s address at Regent Street, London. Boxed Madras GPO handstamp…
Wrapper (1855 July) from Calcutta to St. Petersburg, Russia. Sent by Calcutta-based merchants, Schone Kilburn & Co., the letter went via Marseilles to London. There Fred. Huth & Co acted as the forwarding agent paying the postage due of 1s10d and making arrangements to get the letter delivered to Russia. Boxed INDIA, merchant’s handstamp. and…
Entire (datelined 16 July 1859) from Calcutta to London stamped 8a which paid the double rate for letters weighing 1/4 to 1/2 oz sent to GB via Marseilles which was effective Jan 1857 to May 1863. Stamps cancelled by a Renouf Type 7 number B/1 obliterator. INDIA PAID (Giles SD20a) handstamp indicating all charges paid…
Wrapper (no dateline; 19 Jul 1860; part wrapper as usual in correspondence addressed to Gladstone & Co) from Calcutta to Liverpool stamped 6a which paid the rate for letters weighing 1/4 oz sent to GB via Marseilles; the rate was effective Jan 1857 to May 1863. Sender’s handstamp FORWARDED BY / GLADSTONE WYLLIE & Co….
