COV-2061
January 1800 Wallajahabad HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
January 1800
Description
Wallajahabad: 1800 (Jan.) entire to Edinburgh rated "3/6", the reverse showing fine strike of the "WALLAJAHBAD/POST PAID" (HG 1) with London transit c.d.s. alongside, the address panel with good light oval "Ship Letter/(crown)/LONDON"; some light toning and minor perimeter faults, otherwise fine. Rare, one of only two recorded examples. Photo.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Wallajahabad
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Wallajahabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This January 1800 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Wallajahabad HG 1 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 354, (Oct. 2000).