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Asia In dia
Letters to and from India had Southampton and Marseilles. From 1863, for faster routing, letters sent from Scotland via
Marseilles at a rate of 1 Od.
10 Annas paid
Calcutta, 9 August, 1860-35 days
10 anna paid (1/4d equivalent) letter to Glasgow routed via Bombay and
Marseilles. 9 August Calcutta GPO receiver, 13 September, Glasgow.
lOd paid
To Madras, redirected Vizagapatam, lndia, 13 March, 1866-36 days
Paid letter from Edinburgh via Marseilles, lûd rate. Transit 14 March London, 12 April
Bombay, 17 April Madras 18 April Nellore arriva] on redirection.
Scots general merchants fostered trade across much of lndia: exportingjute, tea, timber, coal, sugar and cotton to Scotland.
