COV-2102
26 May 1810 Sylhet HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
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 record
This 26 May 1810 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sylhet HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “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).