1805 By James Crichton, Canton (1 Jan) to Scotland by ship bag of
the East Indian Company . Entire letter, rated “1/-”, put to post
in
1805 By James Crichton, Canton (1 Jan) to Scotland by ship bag of
the East Indian Company . Entire letter, rated “1/-”, put to post
in London, applied with h.s. In early 1800s, senior officials of
the East Indian Company in China could send private letters through
the bags of the company’s ships. Scarce. It is one of the earliest
East-West mail with postal markings.
1805.1.1 由James
Crichton由廣州交東印度公司船隻郵包寄蘇格蘭,到達倫敦後付郵,郵局注明郵資“1/-”,是最早鈐郵戳的東西方郵件之一。1800年代初,
東印度公司高層可交公司船隻郵包寄私人信件,並可從事私人貿易。少見難得。