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Auction: 8029 - Soldiers' Rates of the BE - Gerald Sattin Collection
Lot: 165

India The Third Mahratta and Pindari War 1818 (8 Jan.) entire "From Edwd Mc.Guire. P Soldier HM 59th. Regt." to London, countersigned by the Commanding Officer and showing a fair strike of the oval-framed "paid/india/packet letter" d.s. in red (5.6) (In. P1) alongside large manuscript "1" and, on reverse, fine "king´s. sea/poste paid./calcutta" chamfer-framed d.s. alongside manuscript "1d". Photo Estimate £ 400-500 Note: Between the East India Packet and Ship Letter Act of 1815 and its repeal in 1819, the period was known as the King´´s Post when a single Packet Letter was charged at 3/6d. This reveals how important the soldiers letter concession rate was

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