Scan or Photo Courtesy of Vincent Polizatto
Date
25 May 1838
Description
Cherrystone description: 1838 FL from London to Calcutta, with "Care of Mr. Waghorn Alexandria" hs struck twice. endorsed "via Suez", with diff. markings, transit and arrival hs, some paper erosion on front, otherwise fine and scarce Waghorn cover. Additional information: Sidebottom type 4b. Waghorn agent: George W. Wheatley. Prepaid 2/8½d. Bearing 15 As. inland postage to Calcutta (Bombay bearing h/s HG 19). Calcutta receiver (HG type G14). This cover is listed as COV-1744.
Auction
Lot 1265, (2004)
Provenance
Cherrystone Auctions, September 8-9, 2004. Burkeiwicz stock.
Same office
Other recorded marks at Bombay
109 marks109 other pre-1854 postal markings of Bombay are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Bombay HG AhandstampBlack1790
- Bombay HG 1handstampBlack1800
- Bombay HG 1BhandstampBlack1801
- Bombay HG 2handstampBlack1804–1818
- Bombay HG 3handstampBlack1806
- Bombay HG 4handstampBlack1809–1814
- Bombay HG 5handstampBlack1809–1814
- Bombay HG 6handstampBlack1815
- Bombay HG 7handstampRed1823-33
- Bombay HG 8handstampBlack1821–1825
- Bombay HG 9handstampRed1824-25
- Bombay HG 10handstampRed1824-25
- Bombay HG 10AhandstampRed1825
- Bombay HG 11handstampBlack1826-27
- Bombay HG 12handstampBlack1829–1834
- Bombay HG 13handstampRed1830–1831
- Bombay HG 14handstampRed1831-37
- Bombay HG 15handstampBlack1834–1837
- Bombay HG 16handstampRed1836
- Bombay HG 17handstampBlack1836
- Bombay HG 18handstampRed1838–1856
- Bombay HG 18ahandstampRed1840-58
- Bombay HG 20handstampBlack1842-54
- Bombay HG 21handstampBlack1845–1857
- Bombay HG 22handstampBlack1841–1854
- Bombay HG 23handstampRed1838–1853
- Bombay HG 24handstampRed1852–1855
- Bombay HG 25handstampBlack1838–1846
- Bombay HG 25ahandstampRed??
- Bombay HG 26handstampRed1852–1859
- Bombay HG 27handstampBlack1851-69
- Bombay HG 28handstampRed1852-59
- Bombay HG 29handstampBlack1858–1859
- Bombay G1handstampBlack1824–1827
- Bombay G2handstampBlack1843-44
- Bombay G3handstampBlack1844-59
- Bombay G4handstampBlack1850–1855
- Bombay G5handstampBlack1858
- Bombay SD1handstampBlack1802–1818
- Bombay SD2handstampBlack1816–1819
- Bombay SD3handstampRed1819–1840
- Bombay SD4handstampRed1831–1847
- Bombay SD5handstampBlack1831
- Bombay SD6handstampBlack1837–1838
- Bombay SD7handstampBlack1837-38
- Bombay SD8handstampRed1844-64
- Bombay SD9handstampRed1844-57
- Bombay SD10handstampRed1846–1866
- Bombay SD11handstampRed1849–1855
- Bombay SD12handstampBlack1852–1853
- Bombay SD13handstampBlack1856-74
- Bombay SD14handstampBlack1857
- Bombay SD15handstampBlack1874
- Bombay SR1handstampBlack1836-37
- Bombay SR2handstampBlack1837
- Bombay SR3handstampBlack1837–1860
- Bombay SR4handstampBlack1837-56
- Bombay SR5handstampBlack1843
- Bombay SR6handstampBlack1844-57
- Bombay SR7handstampBlack1847
- Bombay SR8handstampBlack1865
- Bombay SR9handstampBlack1866-67
- Bombay SR10handstampBlack1865
- Bombay SR11handstampBlack1860–1867
- Bombay SR12handstampBlack1860-67
- Bombay SR13handstampBlack1846–1852
- Bombay SR14handstampBlack1860-67
- Bombay SR15handstampBlack1860-67
- Bombay SR16handstampBlack1860-67
- Bombay SR17handstampBlack1860-67
- Bombay SR18handstampBlack1860-67
- Bombay SR19handstampBlack1860
- Bombay SR20handstampBlack1865–1866
- Bombay SR21handstampBlack1866
- Bombay SR22handstampBlack1866
- Bombay SR23handstampBlack1866
- Bombay SR24handstampBlack1866
- Bombay SR25handstampBlack1866
- Bombay SR26handstampBlack1857-72
- Bombay SR27handstampBlack1851
- Bombay SR28handstampBlack1857-78
- Bombay SR29handstampBlack1859-70
- Bombay SR30handstampBlack1861
- Bombay SR31handstampBlack1870
- Bombay SR32handstampBlack1871
- Bombay SR33handstampBlack1857-72
- Bombay SR34handstampBlack1872
- Bombay SR35handstampBlack1868-71
- Bombay SR36handstampBlack1868-71
- Bombay SR37handstampBlack1869
- Bombay SR38handstampBlack1869
- Bombay SR39handstampBlack1870
- Bombay SR40handstampBlack1865
- Bombay SR41handstampBlack1873
- Bombay X1handstampBlack1851–1867
- Bombay X2handstampBlack1858
- Bombay X3handstampBlack1858
- Bombay X4handstampBlack1851
- Bombay X5handstampBlack1855
- Bombay X6handstampBlack1855
- Bombay X7handstampBlack?
- Bombay X8handstampBlack1854-57
- Bombay X9handstampBlack?
- Bombay X10handstampBlack1853
- Bombay X11handstampRed1860–1862
- Bombay X12handstampBlack1860-73
- Bombay X13handstampBlack1854
- Bombay X14handstampRed1858
- Bombay X15handstampBlack1872
About this record
This 25 May 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bombay HG 19 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cherrystone Auctions, lot 1265, (2004).