COV-2384
14 February 1833 Patna Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Santosh MS
Date
14 February 1833
Description
1833 Patna – Peckham Lane (London) entire (piece only), with Patna Giles 10 "PATNA/POST PAID/183." despatch handstamp, rate "10as" (single letter inland postage to Calcutta) & date "14 Feby. 1833" applied in manuscript, transited through Calcutta & there Giles SD9 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/18 FE 18/1833" mark applied, sent to the UK via Reslingh Castle through the Cape route, entered in the UK & "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" transit handstamp applied, & sent to London. "1/" (comprising 8d inland postage + 4d incoming sea postage) applied in manuscript, later at London "B/21 JU 21/1833" GPO receipt applied & sent to Peckham Lane, for that "T.P./Rate 2" inland due mark & "10 NOON 10/JU 21/1833" delivery mark applied.
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Other recorded marks at Patna
19 marks19 other pre-1854 postal markings of Patna are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Patna HG 1handstampBlack1785
- Patna HG 2handstampRed1795–1814
- Patna HG 3handstampBlack1797
- Patna HG 4handstampBlack1816
- Patna HG 5handstampBlack1818
- Patna HG 6handstampBlack1823–1829
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About this Patna pre stamp cover
COV-2384 is a Patna pre stamp cover of 14 February 1833 bearing the Patna HG 10 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Patna postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1833 Patna – Peckham Lane (London) entire (piece only), with Patna Giles 10 "PATNA/POST PAID/183." despatch handstamp, rate "10as" (single letter inland postage to Calcutta) & date "14 Feby. 1833" applied in manuscript, transited through Calcutta & there Giles SD9 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/18 FE 18/1833" mark applied, sent to the UK via Reslingh Castle through the Cape route, entered in the UK & "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" transit handstamp applied, & sent to London. "1/" (comprising 8d inland postage + 4d incoming sea postage) applied in manuscript, later at London "B/21 JU 21/1833" GPO receipt applied & sent to Peckham Lane, for that "T.P./Rate 2" inland due mark & "10 NOON 10/JU 21/1833" delivery mark applied.
1 image of COV-2384 is recorded (front); the Patna HG 10 mark itself is recorded in use 1831–1835.
Questions about COV-2384
- What is COV-2384?
- COV-2384 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Patna, Bengal Presidency of 14 February 1833, bearing the Patna HG 10 handstamp in black. 1833 Patna – Peckham Lane (London) entire (piece only), with Patna Giles 10 "PATNA/POST PAID/183." despatch handstamp, rate "10as" (single letter inland postage to Calcutta) & date "14 Feby. 1833" applied in manuscript, transited through Calcutta & there Giles SD9 "CALCUTTA/G.P.O./SHIP LETTER/18 FE 18/1833" mark applied, sent to the UK via Reslingh Castle through the Cape route, entered in the UK & "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" transit handstamp applied, & sent to London. "1/" (comprising 8d inland postage + 4d incoming sea postage) applied in manuscript, later at London "B/21 JU 21/1833" GPO receipt applied & sent to Peckham Lane, for that "T.P./Rate 2" inland due mark & "10 NOON 10/JU 21/1833" delivery mark applied.
- How scarce is the Patna HG 10 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Patna HG 10 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831–1835.
- When was COV-2384 posted?
- COV-2384 is dated 14 February 1833, within the recorded period of use of Patna HG 10 (1831–1835).
About this record
This 14 February 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Patna HG 10 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded.