COV-2335
11 December 1823 Wallajahabad HG 4 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
11 December 1823
Description
SYLHET/WALLAJAHABAD - SCARCE DOUBLE-OVAL “POST OFFICE” OR OVAL-FRAMED “POST PAID”; Fine 15 Nov. 1820 EL to Bundelkund with a very fine double-oval “*SYLHET*/POST OFFICE” (HG1; “Scarce” Ex- Territorial period; plus 11 Dec. 1823 EL to Nusseerabad “Via Ganjam” with a mainly very fine oval-framed “WALLAJAHBAUD/POST PAID” (HG4) with 3 transit backstamps inc. Calcutta 25 Dec. c.d.s. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 43.
Auction
Manning, Lot 132, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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 11 December 1823 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 Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 132, (Sept. 2015).