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1883, Portugal, No. 42 on envelope with 'TELEGRAM' stamp (in purple), postmarked Funchal (Madeira) July 1883, with destination "Banana", handwritten 'Received by Angola', ship arrived here before 'Portugal', 'Portugal' left yesterday 17/7Bne/1883, the addressee of this telegram is Adolf Gillis who founded the 1st Belgian Factorie in Boma in 1882. With the help of Alexandre Delcommune, rare document from the preceding period. The Birth of the E.I.C., a basis of our colonial history, T.B.