COV-1887
27 February 1824 Wallajahabad HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
27 February 1824
Description
1823 (27 Feb.) entire letter from Wallajahbaud via Madras and Nagpur to Nuseerabad, marked "post paid" and showing, on reverse, mainly fine framed "wallajahbaud/post paid" h.s. (H-G 4) with manuscript date above and "As 15" alongside. The contents refer to military matters and movement of soldiers to Burma in anticipation of impending war with the Burmese. With transcript
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 27 February 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Wallajahabad HG 4 handstamp of the Madras Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, Giles, lot 355, (Oct. 2000); Spink, 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia, lot 246.