cover 1849 (24 June) envelope (with original contents) from Frederick Fitzgerald, the Governor's Secretary, to William Law at the Office of the First Lord of Treasury in London, rated "8" in red, showing light "MALTA/SHIP LETTER" (MSL) overstruck by red Paid arrival d.s., "MALTA/PAID" d.s. (MPC-1a) and, on reverse, Malta double-arc d.s. (MLC-1b); the letter, with a very fine engraving of H.M.S. Powerful entering "Malta Harbour", describes a six-week tour of the East. Photo

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cover 1849 (24 June) envelope (with original contents) from Frederick Fitzgerald, the Governor's Secretary, to William Law at the Office of the First Lord of Treasury in London, rated "8" in red, showing light "MALTA/SHIP LETTER" (MSL) overstruck by red Paid arrival d.s., "MALTA/PAID" d.s. (MPC-1a) and, on reverse, Malta double-arc d.s. (MLC-1b); the letter, with a very fine engraving of H.M.S. Powerful entering "Malta Harbour", describes a six-week tour of the East. Photo

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