Bidspirit auction | Calcutta 1848 Rare entire

Calcutta 1848 Rare entire - with boxed INDI strike (Giles#16a of Calcutta). Along with Giles#G15 that was termed Scarce by Giles as it was only in use for four months. Contents include mentions of Dalhousie and Canning. More importantly, it has a detailed eyewitness account of an earthquake in Calcutta. Variety of transit postmarks as this was redirected from Scotland to Ireland.