£150
MADRAS OVAL "SHIP LETTER" DS ON COVER WITH RARE LONDON BOXED "INDIA" REPLACING "SHIP LETTER"; 13 Mar. 1826 EL (some edge faults/staining; typed transcript of long newsy letter ref. an impending 4-5-month tour of the area with the Bishop of Calcutta and mention of Burma; "The Burman War continues. Our troops are near the capital, but little hope...of a successful termination") from Madras to Edinburgh (redirected to Ballantrae) having on the reverse "MADRAS /SHIP LETTER" ds but also a fine London "SHIP LETTER" (Tab.S35) struck in error across the join with a rare boxed London "INDIA" hs carefully struck just above. [Ex Drs. Harper, Cavendish Mar. 2009; lot 2290.] Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY
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