13 February 1841 Waghorn Sidebottom 10 Cover

13 February 1841

Cavendish description: RARE LATE USAGE OF THE BOXED BOMBAY "To the care of/Mr. WAGHORN" CACHET ON COVER FROM CALCUTTA TO FRANCE VIA LONDON; Unusual 13 Feb. 1841 E (disinfection toning on reverse does not detract) to Agents ("Messrs. Salmus, Mackillip, Dent & Co.") in London "via Bombay, Egypt & Marseilles", charged "1/8" and the "20" [decimes] being forwarded to "Paris" (London F.B. c.d.s.'s of 9/10 Apr.1841; having a very fine (slightly overstruck) boxed "To the care of/Mr. WAGHORN" of the Bombay office on the reverse. This is Sidebottom Type 10, of which he only recorded 8 covers, none of which were posted later than Dec. 1839. Late usage of a rare type.

Rudy Jeidel Mike Scott Archer