"Bosawal", to Ootacamund, bearing 1a. tied by light strike of the "BASAWAL P.O./L" duplex; also 1879 (24 Apr.) envelope from Bosawal "via Brindisi" to Scotland bearing ½a. and 4a. cancelled by a clear strike of the duplex

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"Bosawal", to Ootacamund, bearing 1a. tied by light strike of the "BASAWAL P.O./L" duplex; also 1879 (24 Apr.) envelope from Bosawal "via Brindisi" to Scotland bearing ½a. and 4a. cancelled by a clear strike of the duplex

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Contents of letter: The writer describes in graphic detail various actions that occured in the vicinity of Bosawal, from minor skirmishes to full blown military operations including punitive raids "... we then marched 6 miles further into the hills, blew up 7 towers and burnt 2 villages and returned without being fired upon"