1878: Stationery postal card ½ penny brown, uprated with Jubilee 1887, 1½ pence dull pale purple & green, tied by hooded circle “LONDON E.C. 16 MY 89”, sent to Batavia, Java (Netherlands East Indies), with arrival cds “BATAVIA 15 6 1889” in black. Two small corner folds, one with tiny tear to right side. Scarce and unusual ½ pence domestic post card uprated for use at the India & Far East surcharge rate.
