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1843 (Mar 18) Entire letter to Birmingham endorsed Per Overland via Falmouth & Pre-paid with manuscript 14 (Annas) alongside boxed India hand stamp in orange with on back smudged octagonal Calcutta /Steamlettter /1843 March 18 /Paid hand stamp + circular AX /13 MY 13 /1843 hand stamp applied in London + Birminham (13 May) arrival cds…………………….The octagonal hand stamp Calcutta /Steamletter was only applied to mail which went overland from Calcutta to Bombay & from there by East India Co. steamers