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Date
8 June 1786
Description
An entire sent from Ganjam on the Bay of Bengal on 8** June 1786 to Luckipore (later Lucknow) with the inscription "Bearing Postage" and a straight-line "Gantam" handstamp. The letter concerns the payment of funds by a Mr Taylor to Ensign John Buckley, who in all probability, was stationed in India with forces to counter the threat to British interests, and the East India Company in particular, of French territorial expansion in the
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Other recorded marks at Ganjam
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ganjam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Ganjam pre stamp cover
COV-5037 is a Ganjam pre stamp cover of 8 June 1786 bearing the Ganjam HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ganjam postal history, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
An entire sent from Ganjam on the Bay of Bengal on 8** June 1786 to Luckipore (later Lucknow) with the inscription "Bearing Postage" and a straight-line "Gantam" handstamp. The letter concerns the payment of funds by a Mr Taylor to Ensign John Buckley, who in all probability, was stationed in India with forces to counter the threat to British interests, and the East India Company in particular, of French territorial expansion in the
1 image of COV-5037 is recorded (front); the Ganjam HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1776–1786.
Questions about COV-5037
- What is COV-5037?
- COV-5037 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ganjam, Madras Presidency of 8 June 1786, bearing the Ganjam HG 1 handstamp in black. An entire sent from Ganjam on the Bay of Bengal on 8** June 1786 to Luckipore (later Lucknow) with the inscription "Bearing Postage" and a straight-line "Gantam" handstamp. The letter concerns the payment of funds by a Mr Taylor to Ensign John Buckley, who in all probability, was stationed in India with forces to counter the threat to British interests, and the East India Company in particular, of French territorial expansion in the
- How scarce is the Ganjam HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ganjam HG 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1776–1786.
- When was COV-5037 posted?
- COV-5037 is dated 8 June 1786, within the recorded period of use of Ganjam HG 1 (1776–1786).
About this record
This 8 June 1786 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ganjam HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded.