1879: Stationery postal card 1½ pence brown, in combination with Line Engraved 1864, 1 penny red, fresh colour and fine perforations, tied by duplex “583 NOTTINGHAM FE 19 80”, sent to Madras, India, endorsed “via Brindisi”, transit cds “SEA POST OFFICE FEB 27” and “1 .DELy ROYAPETTA MAR: 12” with arrival ”G.P.O. OVERLAND MAIL MADRAS MR 12". Central vertical crease, well clear of adhesive and Nottingham cds punctured card. Scarce overpaid India & Far East rate, which had been reduced to 2 pence, the 2½ pence rate terminated 1 July 1879, after 3 months.
