1843. Letter sheet. Macao to Bombay, redirected to Liverpool. Impressed with cachet BRITISH GOVERNMENT AGENCY OFFICE MACAO. Received in Bombay with docket “received 26/12/43” and “forwarded 1/1/44” and redirected to Liverpool. Annotated “via Marseilles”. Rated at “2/3” with INDIA alongside paying the India rate. Arrived with “8 FE 1844” cds. Entire, trimmed, not affecting the key markings.
早期東西方通信。1843年，從澳門寄往印度孟買，銷罕見的“澳門英國代辦處”郵戳，12月26日到達，並在1844年1月1日轉投英國利物浦，經馬賽港，批注郵資“2/3”（2先令3便士），2月8日到達。