Beschreibung:

cover 1838-47 entire letters or entires (two incomplete) from India to the U.K. (9, two to Ireland), mostly via Alexandria and several disinfected at Malta; also letters to India (5), four from the Hazekiah Clark correspondence to Dum Dum, one of which is from Innsbruck via the Austrian P.O. at Alexandria, including interesting route markings and contents of letters; also collateral material including printed circulars from "Waghorn's Egyptian and Overland Agency" dated 4th June, 1840 and "Steam Communications with India 1840" giving details of sailings and terms of business. A fascinating assembly