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Date
20 April 1842
Description
India, Negapatam, 1842, "NEGAPATAM/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Faintly struck in red with manuscript "20th April 1842" date and "As 5 Inland PP to Bombay" rate added on back of folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "Per Steamer from Bombay, Via Falmouth" , red "INDIA" oval handstamp, manuscript "1/-" due marking, fascinating contents regarding the First Anglo-Afghan War stating "No doubt you have seen our awful disater in Kabul, yesterday's Government Gazzetted announced the Capitulation of Ghuzni (Ghazni) , another edition of the Kabul massacre I imagine will be its termination ...", and going on to mention a court martial of General Elphinstone, referencing forces going to China, and movements of the "Burma King" and his army, cover with some wrinkling and wear, still Fine and rare letter
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10103, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Negapatam
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Negapatam are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Negapatam HG 1handstampBlack1809
- Negapatam HG AddhandstampBlack1809
- Negapatam HG 2handstampBlack1823
- Negapatam HG 3handstampRed1828–1836
- Negapatam HG 4handstampRed1841–1854
- Negapatam HG 6handstampBlack1848–1857
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About this Negapatam pre stamp cover
COV-294 is a Negapatam pre stamp cover of 20 April 1842 bearing the Negapatam HG 5 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Negapatam postal history — the office known today as Nagapattinam, Madras Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Negapatam, 1842, "NEGAPATAM/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Faintly struck in red with manuscript "20th April 1842" date and "As 5 Inland PP to Bombay" rate added on back of folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "Per Steamer from Bombay, Via Falmouth" , red "INDIA" oval handstamp, manuscript "1/-" due marking, fascinating contents regarding the First Anglo-Afghan War stating "No doubt you have seen our awful disater in Kabul, yesterday's Government Gazzetted announced the Capitulation of Ghuzni (Ghazni) , another edition of the Kabul massacre I imagine will be its termination ...", and going on to mention a court martial of General Elphinstone, referencing forces going to China, and movements of the "Burma King" and his army, cover with some wrinkling and wear, still Fine and rare letter
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10103; and StampBay 19 lot 20.
6 images of COV-294 are recorded (front, back); the Negapatam HG 5 mark itself is recorded in use 1842-51.
Questions about COV-294
- What is COV-294?
- COV-294 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Negapatam, Madras Presidency of 20 April 1842, bearing the Negapatam HG 5 handstamp in red. India, Negapatam, 1842, "NEGAPATAM/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 5). Faintly struck in red with manuscript "20th April 1842" date and "As 5 Inland PP to Bombay" rate added on back of folded letter to London, England, sender's directive "Per Steamer from Bombay, Via Falmouth" , red "INDIA" oval handstamp, manuscript "1/-" due marking, fascinating contents regarding the First Anglo-Afghan War stating "No doubt you have seen our awful disater in Kabul, yesterday's Government Gazzetted announced the Capitulation of Ghuzni (Ghazni) , another edition of the Kabul massacre I imagine will be its termination ...", and going on to mention a court martial of General Elphinstone, referencing forces going to China, and movements of the "Burma King" and his army, cover with some wrinkling and wear, still Fine and rare letter
- How scarce is the Negapatam HG 5 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Negapatam HG 5 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1842-51.
- What is the provenance of COV-294?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10103; and StampBay 19 lot 20.
- When was COV-294 posted?
- COV-294 is dated 20 April 1842, within the recorded period of use of Negapatam HG 5 (1842-51).
About this record
This 20 April 1842 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Negapatam HG 5 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10103; StampBay, 19, lot 20.