Ceylon / Sri Lanka: 1846 "BRITISH-PACKET/PAID/POSTAGE" circled handstamp (Proud
Ceylon / Sri Lanka
1846 "BRITISH-PACKET/PAID/POSTAGE" circled handstamp (Proud SL8) on front of entire letter from Colombo to Calcutta, backstamped "COLOMBO STEAMER-LETTER/FE 26/1846" cds (Proud SL7) and red "G.P.O./..." Calcutta arrival d/s. This letter shows the EARLIEST RECORDED DATE (by Proud) of the "British...