Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
1835
Description
The only example of the "COWAHUTTY/P! P despatch mark, unrecorded until 1988, on a letter sent to Calcutta, with 11 annas postage pald.On arrival at the port, the "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/22™22/1835 wan added, and the letter placed on a sailing ship to go to the u.K. vin the Cape
Auction
Provenance
Ex Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Gowahaty
4 marks4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Gowahaty are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1835 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Gowahaty HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink.