cover 1848 (8 Mar.) entire letter (some staining) from Pietermaritzburg to U.S.A., showing "BOSTON/5CTS" h.s., no other postal markings; the letter has been written by J.C. Bryant, a missionary recuperating away from his mission at Ifumi; interesting contents including "visited Umpardi the King of the Zulus"; a rare early letter to the U.S.A. Also 1855 entire letter from Durban, carried privately to Glasgow where a G.B. 1d. has been applied.