July 1839 Waghorn Cover

July 1839

Postal cover from waghorn (), bearing unknown handstamp in unknown. Dated July 1839. Scarce example of postal history from this office. Corinphila - 1839 (Feb 5): Entire letter started from Nice and completed in Toulon, France in May to Captain Cowper Rochfort, 27th Regiment of Native Infantry in Madras, India and redirected upon arrival, struck on reverse with oval framed "ROBERT GOWER / MARSEILLE / ALEXANDRIE / AUX SOINS DE THOMAS WAGHORN" handstamp in black - (Sidebottom unrecorded, Peter Smith lists as Type 12) - the unique example known annotated "159 - 3" inserted in manuscript. The entire was sent under cover via the steamer "Sesostris" from Marseille (May 21) to Syra (May 31) and thence on the French steamer "Tancrède" to Alexandria (June 4). From Suez on the EIC "Berenice" which left Suez (June 11) arriving in Bombay (June 27). Placed in the Mails there with framed BOMBAY handstamp in black, and redirected upon arrival with framed "SAMULCOTA / Bearing" handstamp in black (July 8) and again forwarded with framed "RAJAMUNDRY / Bearing" arrival (July 10). A wonderful entire with splendid contents with the lot - the entire also containing two superb hand-painted pictures. Unique and truly delightful entire. Signed Todd AIEP. Note 1: Part content: "I have long been wishing to write to you by this new conveyance of Mr. Waghorn's which will I believe convey this letter to you in 40 days, so that I will have answer from you in two months and half which really does sound pleasant to my ears...". Provenance: Collection of Rudi and Hilda Jeidel. See article in the Egypt Study Circle "Quarterly Circular", Number 118, June 1981, page 34.

Rudi and Hilda Jeidel "Camellia"