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cover 1843 (21 Dec.) an important Scinde Campaign letter written by Sir Charles Napier soon after the annexation of Scinde, addressed to Corfu, coutersigned "C Napier, Govenor" and annotated "Via Malta", rated "5" and showing "KARATCHEE/FREE" in oval in red (HG 1) and arrival d.s. on reverse. Photo
cover 1843 (21 Dec.) an important Scinde Campaign letter written by Sir Charles Napier soon after the annexation of Scinde, addressed to Corfu, coutersigned "C Napier, Govenor" and annotated "Via Malta", rated "5" and showing "KARATCHEE/FREE" in oval in red (HG 1) and arrival d.s. on reverse. Photo

Details
cover 1843 (21 Dec.) an important Scinde Campaign letter written by Sir Charles Napier soon after the annexation of Scinde, addressed to Corfu, coutersigned "C Napier, Govenor" and annotated "Via Malta", rated "5" and showing "KARATCHEE/FREE" in oval in red (HG 1) and arrival d.s. on reverse. Photo
Further details
Contents of letter: Mainly perfunctory but including reference to health problems of his troops, none out of 17,000 men escaped fever and oblique references to the Scinde Campaign