19th CENTURY PRE-STAMP MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. ...

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19th CENTURY PRE-STAMP MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. c.1800 clay-sealed dried-leaf letter or message, 1810/12 EL's to the Prime Minister ex Palpa or Butwal with rectangular or oval intaglio cachets on rear, one with ref. Sons of the King and Queen of Jumla are coming, please provide food and lodgings or details of a border conflict at Sueraj, 1815 EL to Kantipur from the King of Ramnagar with octagonal intaglio cachet on rear and summary annotation in violet on front stating the contents ref. to General Ochterlony's attached with the British Forces at Makwanpur, 1818 EL to The Prime Minister from Ramna Jung Pande with content Rana Jeet Singh has captured Mulatan Killa (Fort) and his son has been killed in the incident, 1840 EL with the oval intaglio cachets of Kumaedan Mitra Lal Adhikra and Subaedar Jasingh Batak Dalcoit Mangal Singh can easily raid the other small Kings and Rajas, except the Gorkha Kingdom and the British....c.1879 page from the official postal registry indicating dispatch of mail from Kathmandu GPO with oval intaglio cachet Nepal Holak (error for Hulak) Ghar 35 on front and many others. (42 items) Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN, MILITARY, INDIA