Postcard going in and out of Burma

In my previous post, I shared the U.S.A postcard redirected twice within Burma.  This post features more interesting card with 13 date stamps on it.  The card was posted from Bombay, India, addressed to Fort Stedman.  But still have to be forwarded as the addressee moved.

Front of the card

The incoming card from Bombay arrived at Rangoon mail exchange before traveling to Fort Stedman via Meiktila Road (Thazi).  The card was then readdressed to Lashio, via Maymyo.  As the addressee was also not in Lashio, the card was readdressed to Bangkok via Singapore.  For this trip, the card had to transit Maymyo again, Rangoon, and then Singapore before arrival to Bangkok.

 

Back of the card

When we look at the date stamps, the order of transits is as follows:  

BOMBAY 14 Sep 1894
RANGOON xx Sep 1894
MEIKTILA ROAD 2x Sep 1894
FORT STEDMAN 23 Sep 1894
FORT STEDMAN 26 Sep 1894
MAYMYO 30 Sep 1894
LASHIO 7 Oct 1894
LASHIO 8 Oct 1894
MAYMYO 16 Oct 1894
RANGOON xx Oct 1894
SINGAPORE 29 Oct 1894
SINGAPORE 29 Oct 1894
BANGKOK 6 Nov 1894

The mail route illustrated

The card traveled about two months before it was delivered to the intended person successfully.  We can know from the above order that there can be a direct mail route between FORT STEDMAN and MAYMYO.