cover 1844 (Oct ?) soldier's letter entire "From Thomas Carter, Sargeant R Arty" at Demerara, to St. Thomas Mount, Madras and redirected locally, marked "Pd 1d" and countersigned by the Commanding Officer, showing Demerara double-arc d.s. in red (rare) and other transit marks on reverse, London tombstone Paid d.s. on face. A very rare concessionary rate cover. Photo

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cover 1844 (Oct ?) soldier's letter entire "From Thomas Carter, Sargeant R Arty" at Demerara, to St. Thomas Mount, Madras and redirected locally, marked "P^d 1^d" and countersigned by the Commanding Officer, showing Demerara double-arc d.s. in red (rare) and other transit marks on reverse, London tombstone Paid d.s. on face. A very rare concessionary rate cover. Photo

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Note: This cover is from the same correspondence as that illustrated on Plate 7 in Townsend and Howe and at that time described as the only pre-adhesive soldier's letter recorded

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