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Date
June 1816
Description
TIPPERAH - LONDON SHIP LRE OFFICE RED “MORE TO PAY” WITH “PAID” C.D.S. + CALCUTTA “KING’S SEA/POST PAID”; Remarkable and fine 9/13 June 1816 EL from “Tipperah” (fine octagon-boxed “TIPPERAH/[1]Sr.WT/[12]PtPd” - HG2 - “Scarce” - on flap) to GB “p. First Ship” with fine octagon-boxed “KING’S SEA/POSTAGE PAID./CALCUTTA” (HG SD5 - “Rare” - only in black Mar. to July 1816) on the front; so having a very fine red “PAID SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/LONDON” c.d.s. (15? Dec.) across the join beside a matching rare red Ship Letter Office “MORE TO PAY”; endorsed “Europe 8as/King’s Postage 4a 9p” [=] 10a 9p” on the flap and “Paid only [8], to pay 2/-” on the front. Spectacular example of this rare period. PHOTO - see page 21.
Auction
Lot 53, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tipperah
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tipperah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Tipperah pre stamp cover
COV-2104 is a Tipperah pre stamp cover of June 1816 bearing the Tipperah HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tipperah postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
TIPPERAH - LONDON SHIP LRE OFFICE RED “MORE TO PAY” WITH “PAID” C.D.S. + CALCUTTA “KING’S SEA/POST PAID”; Remarkable and fine 9/13 June 1816 EL from “Tipperah” (fine octagon-boxed “TIPPERAH/[1]Sr.WT/[12]PtPd” - HG2 - “Scarce” - on flap) to GB “p. First Ship” with fine octagon-boxed “KING’S SEA/POSTAGE PAID./CALCUTTA” (HG SD5 - “Rare” - only in black Mar. to July 1816) on the front; so having a very fine red “PAID SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/LONDON” c.d.s. (15? Dec.) across the join beside a matching rare red Ship Letter Office “MORE TO PAY”; endorsed “Europe 8as/King’s Postage 4a 9p” [=] 10a 9p” on the flap and “Paid only [8], to pay 2/-” on the front. Spectacular example of this rare period. PHOTO - see page 21.
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd lot 53 (Sept. 2015).
4 images of COV-2104 are recorded (front, back); the Tipperah HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1813–1817.
Questions about COV-2104
- What is COV-2104?
- COV-2104 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tipperah, Bengal Presidency of June 1816, bearing the Tipperah HG 2 handstamp in black. TIPPERAH - LONDON SHIP LRE OFFICE RED “MORE TO PAY” WITH “PAID” C.D.S. + CALCUTTA “KING’S SEA/POST PAID”; Remarkable and fine 9/13 June 1816 EL from “Tipperah” (fine octagon-boxed “TIPPERAH/[1]Sr.WT/[12]PtPd” - HG2 - “Scarce” - on flap) to GB “p. First Ship” with fine octagon-boxed “KING’S SEA/POSTAGE PAID./CALCUTTA” (HG SD5 - “Rare” - only in black Mar. to July 1816) on the front; so having a very fine red “PAID SHIP LETTER/[Crown]/LONDON” c.d.s. (15? Dec.) across the join beside a matching rare red Ship Letter Office “MORE TO PAY”; endorsed “Europe 8as/King’s Postage 4a 9p” [=] 10a 9p” on the flap and “Paid only [8], to pay 2/-” on the front. Spectacular example of this rare period. PHOTO - see page 21.
- How scarce is the Tipperah HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tipperah HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1813–1817.
- What is the provenance of COV-2104?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd lot 53 (Sept. 2015).
- When was COV-2104 posted?
- COV-2104 is dated June 1816, within the recorded period of use of Tipperah HG 2 (1813–1817).
About this record
This June 1816 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tipperah HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, lot 53, (Sept. 2015).