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ia Ce, lon

ea reduced to and frorn the Far East: In the 1850s, 44 day was cornrnon,
, l 69 transit rime of under a rnonth was typical. Greater frequen of pac

paid

Colombo, 12 January, 1869-34 days

9d paid to Forres .B. orth Britain-Scotland) via Southampton. Manuscript obliteration and four
strikes of the oval A obliterator. Lower left "D" indicates duplicate letter. 9d rate per Yi oz. rate via
Southampton in effect 1868-1872 only. Fon-es receiver, 15 February, 1869.
Earliest recorded use of the Ceylon oval A obliterator.
Scottish investor letter- tea plantation industry.

48~ paid

Colombo, 31 October, 1873-24 days
48 cents paid to Edinbmgh via Brindisi, Italy. Letter sent after a pence to cents cun-ency
conversion, and equates to an 8d rate. Edinbmgh backstamped, 24 November arrival.
By the mid-1870s tea was being planted in failed coffee plantations successfully. Scottish investors and planters alike drew big
returns from Ceylon marketing, "the world's finest tea."