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Date
1839
Description
1st AFGHAN WAR - EARLY NEWS FROM INDIA OF RANJIT SINGH & THE FALL OF CANDAHAR; 28 May 1839 EL (slight wear to one corner does not detract) from "Nagpore Residency" to Scotland charged "2/6"(?) with v. fine red boxed "NAGPORE/Paid" d.s. on the flap, plus faint red oval Bombay "INDIA" with fine green Falmouth "½" (Scots Mail Tax) both on the front. The long interesting contents give the latest news about the start of the Afghan Campaign and comments on Burma; "Runjeet [Singh - the Sikh ruler; 1780 - 27th June 1839] though a tough old soldier had undermined his constitution by hard drinking... by our last accounts received yesterday (the 23rd) they [the British forces] were within 6 marches of Candahar which they expected to reach in a few days without opposition. There is also a report current that Price Kumuran was moving from Merut to join us... The Burmese are quiet but not asleep - a strong force, that of Aieng is closely watched... Baggage Boats are to be built under the convenience name of Salt Boats... from Australians and Ceylon troops it is said are making for Madrass; all this looks warlike...". An important letter worthy of full transcription. Cross Reference: MILITARY, SCOTLAND, CORNWALL, AFGHANISTAN
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 196, (2021)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nagpore
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Nagpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Nagpore pre stamp cover
COV-4890 is a Nagpore pre stamp cover of 1839 bearing the Nagpore HG 3 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Nagpore postal history — the office known today as Nagpur, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
1st AFGHAN WAR - EARLY NEWS FROM INDIA OF RANJIT SINGH & THE FALL OF CANDAHAR; 28 May 1839 EL (slight wear to one corner does not detract) from "Nagpore Residency" to Scotland charged "2/6"(?) with v. fine red boxed "NAGPORE/Paid" d.s. on the flap, plus faint red oval Bombay "INDIA" with fine green Falmouth "½" (Scots Mail Tax) both on the front. The long interesting contents give the latest news about the start of the Afghan Campaign and comments on Burma; "Runjeet [Singh - the Sikh ruler; 1780 - 27th June 1839] though a tough old soldier had undermined his constitution by hard drinking... by our last accounts received yesterday (the 23rd) they [the British forces] were within 6 marches of Candahar which they expected to reach in a few days without opposition. There is also a report current that Price Kumuran was moving from Merut to join us... The Burmese are quiet but not asleep - a strong force, that of Aieng is closely watched... Baggage Boats are to be built under the convenience name of Salt Boats... from Australians and Ceylon troops it is said are making for Madrass; all this looks warlike...". An important letter worthy of full transcription. Cross Reference: MILITARY, SCOTLAND, CORNWALL, AFGHANISTAN
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 196 (2021).
5 images of COV-4890 are recorded (front); the Nagpore HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1859.
Questions about COV-4890
- What is COV-4890?
- COV-4890 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nagpore, Bombay Presidency of 1839, bearing the Nagpore HG 3 handstamp in red. 1st AFGHAN WAR - EARLY NEWS FROM INDIA OF RANJIT SINGH & THE FALL OF CANDAHAR; 28 May 1839 EL (slight wear to one corner does not detract) from "Nagpore Residency" to Scotland charged "2/6"(?) with v. fine red boxed "NAGPORE/Paid" d.s. on the flap, plus faint red oval Bombay "INDIA" with fine green Falmouth "½" (Scots Mail Tax) both on the front. The long interesting contents give the latest news about the start of the Afghan Campaign and comments on Burma; "Runjeet [Singh - the Sikh ruler; 1780 - 27th June 1839] though a tough old soldier had undermined his constitution by hard drinking... by our last accounts received yesterday (the 23rd) they [the British forces] were within 6 marches of Candahar which they expected to reach in a few days without opposition. There is also a report current that Price Kumuran was moving from Merut to join us... The Burmese are quiet but not asleep - a strong force, that of Aieng is closely watched... Baggage Boats are to be built under the convenience name of Salt Boats... from Australians and Ceylon troops it is said are making for Madrass; all this looks warlike...". An important letter worthy of full transcription. Cross Reference: MILITARY, SCOTLAND, CORNWALL, AFGHANISTAN
- How scarce is the Nagpore HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nagpore HG 3 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1859.
- What is the provenance of COV-4890?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 196 (2021).
- When was COV-4890 posted?
- COV-4890 is dated 1839, within the recorded period of use of Nagpore HG 3 (1838–1859).
About this record
This 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nagpore HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 14 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 196, (2021).