Public auction #38

1819 (13 Feb): Double letter from Madras to Revd. E. Lewton, Professor at East India College, Hartford, England per "General Hewitt" via Portsmouth and London (13 Sep) = 212 days, with "MADRAS/PACKET-LETTER/13 FE 13/1819" oval d/s (Giles SD5), boxed "UNPAID" and boxed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" on front, red London transit cds on the reverse, and endorsed in m/s "2/7" bearing postage (Ship 4d. plus Inland Portsmouth to Hartford (92 miles) = 3x9d. = 2s3d. for a 3/4 oz letter).