India 1818 “CALCUTTA POST NOT PAID/28 July 1818” d.c. on folded entire to Jerusalem Coffee House with “SHIP LETTER DEAL”.
Horatio Hardy and other forwarding agents used the Jerusalem Coffee House as their address.
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India 1818 “CALCUTTA POST NOT PAID/28 July 1818” d.c. on folded entire to Jerusalem Coffee House
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