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Date
26 May 1810
Description
SYLHET/POONAMALEE/FUTTYGHUR/CALCUTTA - LONDON “SHIP LETTER” COVERS TO G.B.; 1803- 10 group inc. 1810 pair ex Sylhet to Scotland (one privately carried, one with mainly v. fine HG1 - “scarce” - double-oval “*SYLHET*/POST OFFICE” on the flap and oval “SHIP LETTER/LONDON” on the front), 25 Mar. 1803 EL (some faults) ex “Camp Futtihe Ghur” with large 2-ring London SL c.d.s. (contents mention taking the “Fort of Beache Ghur” and a battle at Cutehourah), and 1807/10 ELs pair ex Calcutta/”Poonamalee” to Scotland with v. fine or small London SL c.d.s.’s (latter “Per Ship Montezuma”). Useful lot. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 21.
Auction
Lot 49, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
Same office
Other recorded marks at Sylhet
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Sylhet is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Sylhet pre stamp cover
COV-2102 is a Sylhet pre stamp cover of 26 May 1810 bearing the Sylhet HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Sylhet postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
SYLHET/POONAMALEE/FUTTYGHUR/CALCUTTA - LONDON “SHIP LETTER” COVERS TO G.B.; 1803- 10 group inc. 1810 pair ex Sylhet to Scotland (one privately carried, one with mainly v. fine HG1 - “scarce” - double-oval “*SYLHET*/POST OFFICE” on the flap and oval “SHIP LETTER/LONDON” on the front), 25 Mar. 1803 EL (some faults) ex “Camp Futtihe Ghur” with large 2-ring London SL c.d.s. (contents mention taking the “Fort of Beache Ghur” and a battle at Cutehourah), and 1807/10 ELs pair ex Calcutta/”Poonamalee” to Scotland with v. fine or small London SL c.d.s.’s (latter “Per Ship Montezuma”). Useful lot. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 21.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd lot 49 (Sept. 2015).
1 image of COV-2102 is recorded; the Sylhet HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1810–1831.
Questions about COV-2102
- What is COV-2102?
- COV-2102 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sylhet, Bengal Presidency of 26 May 1810, bearing the Sylhet HG 1 handstamp in black. SYLHET/POONAMALEE/FUTTYGHUR/CALCUTTA - LONDON “SHIP LETTER” COVERS TO G.B.; 1803- 10 group inc. 1810 pair ex Sylhet to Scotland (one privately carried, one with mainly v. fine HG1 - “scarce” - double-oval “*SYLHET*/POST OFFICE” on the flap and oval “SHIP LETTER/LONDON” on the front), 25 Mar. 1803 EL (some faults) ex “Camp Futtihe Ghur” with large 2-ring London SL c.d.s. (contents mention taking the “Fort of Beache Ghur” and a battle at Cutehourah), and 1807/10 ELs pair ex Calcutta/”Poonamalee” to Scotland with v. fine or small London SL c.d.s.’s (latter “Per Ship Montezuma”). Useful lot. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 21.
- How scarce is the Sylhet HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sylhet HG 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1810–1831.
- What is the provenance of COV-2102?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd lot 49 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2102 posted?
- COV-2102 is dated 26 May 1810, within the recorded period of use of Sylhet HG 1 (1810–1831).
About this record
This 26 May 1810 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sylhet HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 9 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, lot 49, (Sept. 2015).