3rd-TYPE "PORT LOUIS/UNPAID" ON COVER TO GB WITH BOXED "INDI...

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3rd-TYPE "PORT LOUIS/UNPAID" ON COVER TO GB WITH BOXED "INDIA LETTER/DARTMOUTH": 23 Dec 1822 unpaid EL (two sheets survive) from Port Louis to London (red 31 Mar 1823 backstamp) "p. [ship] Kent" with boxed "INDIA LETTER/DARTMOUTH" hs (fuzzy impression, crease; Proud, UP4, p.257; 23/3/1822-23/12/1822 usage) on the front above a 3rd-Type "PORT LOUIS/UNPAID" in oily-brown ink (mostly fine, crease) plus ms "3/1" charge at the treble 11d letter rate + 4d India letter. Last recorded usage of the 3rd-Type unpaid mark that was in use for only a year. Cross Reference: DEVON, SHIP LETTERS