COV-2158
15 January 1828 Midnapore HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
15 January 1828
Description
1828 Midnapore – Dunkeld entire letter, with Midnapore Giles 2 "MIDNAPORE/POST OFFICE" despatch handstamp, date "1828/13 Jany." & rate "Post Paid 6A" (6A single letter inland postage to Calcutta) applied in manuscript. Later, Calcutta SD8b "CALCUTTA/18../GENERAL POST OFFICE" & date "Januy./1828/15" transit marks applied, sent to the UK via Cape route, entered the UK through Portsmouth port & there "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" transit mark applied & sent to London. "1/" (8d Portsmouth–London single letter inland rate + 4d India incoming sea rate) bearing postage applied; later at London it was obliterated & updated to "1/7" (14½d Portsmouth–Dunkeld single letter inland postage + 4d India incoming sea postage + ½d Scottish wheel tax) bearing postage in manuscript. "½d" tax mark & "D/9 JU 9/1828" transit mark applied, finally delivered at Dunkeld & "JUNE/A 11 A/1828" receipt mark applied. Bearing postage of 1s 7d was collected from the recipient.
Provenance
Santosh MS
Same office
Other recorded marks at Midnapore
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Midnapore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 15 January 1828 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Midnapore HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.