EARLY USAGE 2-RING "MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE" DATESTAMP IN BLAC...

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EARLY USAGE 2-RING "MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE" DATESTAMP IN BLACK ON INDIA LETTER TO GB: 2 April 1838 EL from Mauritius to Edinburgh (20 July backstamp) with boxed "INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL" & ms "2/2" on the front. Reverse with 2-ring "MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE" (fine; Proud, UP6, p.257) which was issued 1st Jan. that year, probably the earliest recorded example. Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, SHIP LETTERS, INDIA