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Date
14 February 1852
Description
Soldiers Letters. 1830 Entire letter from D. Mackay, Adjutant of the 1st Brigade Horse Artillery at Cawnpore, to England, informing the addressee that her husband died en route to Calcutta in 1828, the address panel headed "Soldiers Letter" and countersigned, with large part circular "INDIA SOLDIERS &c / 3 / LONDON" (upper flap missing); and 1852 entire letter from Poona to Ireland headed "Soldiers Letter From Regimental No. 1639 Private John O'Brien, No. 8 Company 1st Bombay European Regiment Fusiliers" and countersigned, charged 2d, informing the addressee his son had died and his Punjaub medal with two bars will be forwarded on. Also an 1826 letter from Lt. Brown, 41st Regt., posted from Beverley to Col. Gossip in York informing him of the death of his son killed in action near Prome (with two associated family letters), and 1849 letter to East India House concerning the conduct of a former soldier who ran off with the writers wife despite having a wife back in India, has since married another woman, and has committed two robberies. (6).
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Worldwide Stamps & Postal History Featuring Great Britain Postal History, British Colonial Proofs & Essays, Valentines, Crash Mail, WW2 Far East P.O.W Mail, India, Sweden, Boer War & Zanzibar, Lot 1180, (14 Oct 2021)
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Other recorded marks at Poona
17 marks17 other pre-1854 postal markings of Poona are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Poona HG 1handstampBlack1805–1812
- Poona HG 2handstampBlack1814–1836
- Poona HG 3handstampBlack1817
- Poona HG 4handstampRed1823–1835
- Poona HG 5handstampBlack1823-27
- Poona HG 6handstampRed1822-29
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About this Poona pre stamp cover
COV-4838 is a Poona pre stamp cover of 14 February 1852 bearing the Poona HG 11 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Poona postal history — the office known today as Pune, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Soldiers Letters. 1830 Entire letter from D. Mackay, Adjutant of the 1st Brigade Horse Artillery at Cawnpore, to England, informing the addressee that her husband died en route to Calcutta in 1828, the address panel headed "Soldiers Letter" and countersigned, with large part circular "INDIA SOLDIERS &c / 3 / LONDON" (upper flap missing); and 1852 entire letter from Poona to Ireland headed "Soldiers Letter From Regimental No. 1639 Private John O'Brien, No. 8 Company 1st Bombay European Regiment Fusiliers" and countersigned, charged 2d, informing the addressee his son had died and his Punjaub medal with two bars will be forwarded on. Also an 1826 letter from Lt. Brown, 41st Regt., posted from Beverley to Col. Gossip in York informing him of the death of his son killed in action near Prome (with two associated family letters), and 1849 letter to East India House concerning the conduct of a former soldier who ran off with the writers wife despite having a wife back in India, has since married another woman, and has committed two robberies. (6).
Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Worldwide Stamps & Postal History Featuring Great Britain Postal History, British Colonial Proofs & Essays, Valentines, Crash Mail, WW2 Far East P.O.W Mail, India, Sweden, Boer War & Zanzibar lot 1180 (14 Oct 2021).
3 images of COV-4838 are recorded (front, back, detail); the Poona HG 11 mark itself is recorded in use 1841-53.
Questions about COV-4838
- What is COV-4838?
- COV-4838 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Poona, Bombay Presidency of 14 February 1852, bearing the Poona HG 11 handstamp in red. Soldiers Letters. 1830 Entire letter from D. Mackay, Adjutant of the 1st Brigade Horse Artillery at Cawnpore, to England, informing the addressee that her husband died en route to Calcutta in 1828, the address panel headed "Soldiers Letter" and countersigned, with large part circular "INDIA SOLDIERS &c / 3 / LONDON" (upper flap missing); and 1852 entire letter from Poona to Ireland headed "Soldiers Letter From Regimental No. 1639 Private John O'Brien, No. 8 Company 1st Bombay European Regiment Fusiliers" and countersigned, charged 2d, informing the addressee his son had died and his Punjaub medal with two bars will be forwarded on. Also an 1826 letter from Lt. Brown, 41st Regt., posted from Beverley to Col. Gossip in York informing him of the death of his son killed in action near Prome (with two associated family letters), and 1849 letter to East India House concerning the conduct of a former soldier who ran off with the writers wife despite having a wife back in India, has since married another woman, and has committed two robberies. (6).
- How scarce is the Poona HG 11 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Poona HG 11 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841-53.
- What is the provenance of COV-4838?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Argyll Etkin Worldwide Stamps & Postal History Featuring Great Britain Postal History, British Colonial Proofs & Essays, Valentines, Crash Mail, WW2 Far East P.O.W Mail, India, Sweden, Boer War & Zanzibar lot 1180 (14 Oct 2021).
- When was COV-4838 posted?
- COV-4838 is dated 14 February 1852, within the recorded period of use of Poona HG 11 (1841-53).
About this record
This 14 February 1852 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poona HG 11 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, Worldwide Stamps & Postal History Featuring Great Britain Postal History, British Colonial Proofs & Essays, Valentines, Crash Mail, WW2 Far East P.O.W Mail, India, Sweden, Boer War & Zanzibar, lot 1180, (14 Oct 2021).