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HMS Vanadis sailing round the World 1883–85 Far East Asia 1884 Letter Stockholm - Suez - Colombo, Ceylon. Forward to Bombay, India Place Date *=cancel 40 öre, 2x F33, Foreign letter -15g. to rd Stockholm 4* 23.12 Train Ceylon (UPU’s 3 group) Apr. 1, Bologna* 26.12 Train 1877 (=UPU entrance) - Dec. 31, 1894. Brindisi*, 27.12 Br. P&O steamer Mongolia left Italy 29.12 -Alexandria 1.1 Suez, Egypt 2.1 Br. P&O steamer Brindisi -Colombo 15.1 Colombo, Ceylon* 15.1 Didn’t reached receiver. Prince Oscar´s brother had met him in Calcutta and the Prince travelled Could have reached Vanadis, she left Jan. 18. with him from Calcutta across Forward to Forwarding was free for India, to enter Vanadis at Bombay. Bombay, next UPU letters. stop for Vanadis Notation “frco” (franco=paid) Bombay, India* 21.1 HMS Vanadis actual route Calcutta - Colombo - Bombay, with the position for each day.