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Military Mail China
Forwarded Military Letter-China & lndia
9dpaid
Paid letter from Aberdeen
via Marseilles.
Two st:Iikes Aberdeen
experimental duplex
16 November, Hong Kong
To Canton, China, 22 September, 1859-45 days
Letter transit markings: 16 ovember, Hong Kong for routing to Canton.
Returned to Hong Kong: 14 January, Hong Kong, where forwarded
Forwarded to Benares: 13 February, Calcutta, 1 S February, 1860 Benares recei ed.
Letter to a Surgeon imbedded in the military when transferred with duties.
Supplier: Treaty Ports
1/4 paid
To Hong Kong, China, 25 February, 1868
Paid Y2 oz. letter front from Edinburgh via Marseille, two st:Iikes of six bar fixed date
duplex obliterator, no receiving date. Routing to Hong Kong by P&O via India.
Cong/ornera te Smith and Archer supplied treaty ports- oil, staples, brewed beverage.
