Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
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 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).