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
5 marks5 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 Gowahaty pre stamp cover
COV-942 is a Gowahaty pre stamp cover of 1835 bearing the Gowahaty HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Gowahaty postal history — the office known today as Guwahati, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink.
1 image of COV-942 is recorded; the Gowahaty HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1835.
Questions about COV-942
- What is COV-942?
- COV-942 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Gowahaty, Bengal Presidency of 1835, bearing the Gowahaty HG 2 handstamp in black. 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
- How scarce is the Gowahaty HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Gowahaty HG 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1835.
- What is the provenance of COV-942?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink.
- When was COV-942 posted?
- COV-942 is dated 1835, within the recorded period of use of Gowahaty HG 2 (1835).
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.