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Date
1815
Description
India, Nepal, 1815 Anglo-Nepalese War Folded Letters from Lt. Col. T. Chamberlain to Colonel Doyle. Two covers datelined at Camp Baragari, with manuscript "Service", countersigned Lt. Col. T. Chamberlain, and addressed "To the Military Secretary of his Excellency, the Governor General, Head Quarters", first dated Feb. 3, 1815 with bold "Camp P.O" straightline handstamp, second dated Feb. 28, 1815 with clear strike of "C.P.O." straightline handstamp, neither of which have previously been recorded, Very Fine and remarkable pair of covers, the Anglo-Nepalese War (Gurkha War) between the East India Company and Kingdom of Nepal lasted from November 1, 1814 to March 4, 1816, Lt. Col. Chamberlain commanded the 24th Regiment (South Wales Borderers), accompanied by 1962 letter from the B.P.A. signed by Robson Lowe declining opinion of handstamps as "these have not been previously chronicled" but "find no reason to be suspicious of their authenticity", additionally accompanied by 1963 forensic letter determining "that forgery could reasonably be ruled out"
Auction
Sale 1325 - The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 3, Lot 3227
Certificates
Same office
Other recorded marks at Camp
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Camp are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Camp HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 1 example recorded in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1325 - The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 3, lot 3227.