COV-2259
30 December 1829 Patna HG 6 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
30 December 1829
Description
RAMSGATE/SOUTHAMPTON/WEYMOUTH INDIA LETTERS INC. ONE REDIRECTED TO THE ITALIAN STATES; 1835 EL ex Calcutta with mainly very fine scarce boxed "INDIA LETTER/RAMSGATE" nicely placed on the front, 1824 EL (original printed receipt enclosure) from Bombay to Messina (Sicily) via a London Forwarding Agent with faint boxed "INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON" on the top flap and various marks/annotations on the front, and 1829/32 pair ex Patna/Bombay with mainly v. fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/WEYMOUTH" marks (different sizes) having a near fine 2-ring "PATNA/POST PAID" on the flap or a fine black Manchester "Addl/½" on the front. Useful group. (4 covers) Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, KENT, DORSET, HAMPSHIRE
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 497, (4th Sep 2024)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Patna
18 marks18 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 7handstampBlack1824–1829
- Patna HG 8handstampBlack1830–1835
- Patna HG 9handstampMauve1830
- Patna HG 10handstampBlack1831–1835
- Patna HG 10ahandstampRed1832
- Patna HG 11handstampBlack1834–1837
- Patna HG 12handstampBlack1835
- Patna HG 13handstampRed1837
- Patna HG 14handstampRed1838–1852
- Patna HG 14ahandstampRed1844
- Patna HG 15handstampBlack1839-47
- Patna HG 15ahandstampBlack1840
- Patna HG 16handstampRed1847-49
About this record
This 30 December 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Patna HG 6 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 497, (4th Sep 2024).