Madras MX5

5 March 1840

India, Mount, 1840, "St THO' MOUNT/1840 March 5/Bearing" Framed Datestamp (Giles 6). Clear strike on back and applied on return of 1840 cover sent from Madras to Bellary, then returned to Madras, Madras Bearing Feb. 2 despatch datestamp, Bellary Bearing (Feb. 29, Giles 7) backstamp, manuscript "Refused" notation on front, Very Fine strikes

12 July 1841

1841 BELGAUM Paid Giles 3 on native cover to Madras with Madras G.P.O. Giles MX5 and boxed AM

9 July 1842

1st Afghan War - The Army under General Sale 1842 (July 9): Entire letter written by Lieut. Sutherland G.G. Orr from occupied Jelalabad to Madras, endorsed at top "Paid Rs 1-0-0", rated as a double letter over 1'400 miles. No markings applied on despatch except for the rate paid, with reverse showing Calcutta transit in red. A fine and rare entire from Jelalabad with part transcipt with the lot: "The poor prisoners. I do not know what will become of them. Unless we pay a large sum and send back the Dost, the Afghanis will not give them up, that is, after we have left the country without them...for although we have thrashed the Afghanis here and at Candahar whenever we met them, still they have floored the (Kabul) Headquarters Force...". A fine and rare entire. Provenance: Collection Major Adrian E. Hopkins MC., Robson Lowe, Zurich, 19 May 1988, lot 3309; R.A. Siegel, New York, 30 Oct 1996, lot 2476. Automatisch generierte Übersetzung: Erste Afghanistankrieg - die Armeen unter General Verkauf 1842 (Juli 9) : vollständiger Brief geschrieben von Lieut. Sutherland G. G. Orr ab besetzte Jelalabad nach Madras, Vermerk oben "bezahlt Rs 1-0-0", taxiert als ein Doppelbriefes über 1400 Meilen. Nein Vermerken angebracht bei der Aufgabe außer für die Taxierung bezahlt, rückseitig mit Kalkutta Transit in rot. Ein feines und seltenes Ganzstück ab Jelalabad mit Teil transcipt im Lot enthalten: "Armen Gefangenem. Ich tue nicht kennen was wird geworden davon. Es sei denn wir zahlen ein große Betrag und zusenden Rückseite die Dost, die Afghanis werden nicht geben sie stehend, sprich, nach wir haben links die Land ohne sie ...for obwohl wir haben niedergeworfen die Afghanis hier und zu Candahar sooft wir getroffen sie, noch sie haben floored die (Kabul) Generalkommando Gewalt ... " . Ein feines und seltenes Ganzstück. Provenienz: Sammlung Major Adrian E. Hopkins Malteserkreuz. Robson Lowe, Zürich, 19 Mai 1988, Los 3309; R. A. Siegel, NewYork, 30 Oct 1996, Los 2476.

19 November 1843

Random location of this FL from POONAMULEE via Madras to England, overland mail via Mareseilles. Also GPO 1843 Nov 20 black Box cancel ( Giles MX5) seen during 1843-1844.

1849

1849 (Mar 19) Entire letter from London to "Artillery Serjt Major Dawson, Fort St. George, Madras", endorsed via Southampton, franked by a G.B 1d red (four margins possibly just touched at lower right corner) tied by numeral cancel, London and boxed "G.P.O" (May 2) arrival backstamps. A rare use of an imperf 1d paying the soldiers rate to India. Photo on Page 164.

6 February 1855

India: Cancellations and Covers: 1855 small native cover to Madras, the obverse with boxed BANGALORE/BEARING and Rc. HOUSE/No 1 both in blue, reverse with boxed AM in black and Madras 1855 (Feb. 6) receiving datestamp in red, small faults but scarce. Photo.