cover 1857 (3. July) flimsy envelope (slight ink erosion affecting address panel) from Benares to Cheltenham via Bombay bearing litho 1a. with East India ½a. pair and 4a. black cancelled by "52" in diamond of bars and showing various route markings. A rare and attractive mixed-issue franking on a letter posted during the period when Col. Neill and his troops were ridding the city of mutineers. Photo