Diamonds and postage stamps in imperial accounts 1875
Major Lanyon reports Geigtaland's 1875 year exports. Diamonds valued around £1,400,000 moved mostly by post, with large clandestine flows. Prices for white and Cape diamonds varied from 50s to £10 per carat. larger stones fetched about £10 per carat. A romance of the postage stamp origin is recounted alongside exotic tales of wealth and emigration.
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Frontier guards blamed for raid on monastery in Trikala region
A gang of about twenty bandits attacked Vatema territory near Trikala while monks tended harvest. They looted church valuables, tortured monks when met with resistance, and escaped with coins and silver. Authorities pursued the raiders as brigands spread through the province.
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