2 January 1839 Waghorn Cover

2 January 1839

Postal cover from waghorn (), bearing Unknown handstamp in unknown. Dated 1839. Scarce example of postal history from this office. Corinphila - 1839 (Jan 2): Entire letter from Calcutta to Bordeaux, France endorsed "via Alexandrie & Marseilles" at top and "Care of Mr. Waghorn" at base, with reverse showing framed "CALCUTTA / STEAM LETTER / PAID" in red and rated in manuscript "1 rupee 7 annas" for internal rate to Bombay of 15 annas and 8 annas Steam postage for up to 1 tola; further struck at Calcutta with rectangular "INDIA" in red, with very fi ne oval framed "Care of / Mr. Waghorn / Suez" in black (Sidebottom type 3) with Waghorn's charge noted at top "1/-" and numbered "177" by Waghorn's Agent. Carried from Bombay (Jan 20) on the EIC "Hugh Lindsay" to Suez (Feb 10) and struck at French P.O. in Alexandria with circular "INDES / ALEXANDRIE" (Feb 17) and framed "PAQUEBOTS / DE LA / MEDITERRANÉE" in black. Placed on the "Mentor" to Syra (Feb 21) and thence on the "Eurotas" to Malta where disinfected with unusually fi ne strike of small circular "PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE" in black. Thence on the "Léonidas" to Marseille (March 3) with Bordeaux arrival (March 7) in black. This entire is the sole example listed by Sidebottom on page 146 directed to France. A fi ne and rare entire. Signed Todd AIEP. Provenance: Collection Max Uehlinger, Christie's, London, 12 March 1997, lot 12.

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