1 January 1842 Waghorn Cover

1 January 1842

Postal cover from waghorn (), bearing Unknown handstamp in unknown. Dated 1842. Scarce example of postal history from this office. Corinphila - 1842 (Jan 1): Entire letter from Bombay to Bordeaux, France endorsed "per Steamer via Alexandria, Malta et Marseille" carried privately from Bombay (Jan 1) on the EIC "Cleopatra" as far as Suez, struck on despatch with framed "To the care of / Mr. Waghorn" in black (Sidebottom type 10). British P.O. "ALEXANDRIA" double arc cds in black (Jan 22) and framed small cartridge "PAQUEBOTS / DE LA / MEDITERRANÉE" in red, carried on P&O steamer "Oriental" from Alexandria to Malta where disinfected with circular "PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE" in black, thence on the "HMS Prometheus" to Marseilles with transit cds (Feb 3) in black and Bordeaux arrival alongside, where charged "19" décimes due to pay. This is the latest recorded usage of a Waghorn cachet struck in Bombay. Signed Todd AIEP

Max Uehlinger "Camellia"