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Date
15 December 1810
Description
INDIA, Cawnpore, 1810, "CAWNPORE/PPd" Handstamp (Giles 2). Exceptionally bold oval strike with manuscript "11as" rate and "15 Dec. 1810" despatch date on back of folded cover, addressed to Salisbury, England, sender's directive "per Indus", red Calcutta Dec. 24 transit (Giles G2) and London Crowned Ship Letter and Aug. 30 arrival datestamps, rated "1/4" and a further "8" for a total of "2/-" due, slightly rough opening from seal removal not affecting any markings, Extremely Fine strike, used during the first year recorded by Giles
Auction
Sale 1301, Lot 6016
Provenance
"Magnolia" Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cawnpore
18 marks18 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cawnpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Cawnpore HG 1handstampBlack1802–1803
- Cawnpore HG 3handstampBlack1818
- Cawnpore HG 4handstampBlack1820–1833
- Cawnpore HG 4ahandstampBlack1825–1833
- Cawnpore HG 5handstampBlack1826
- Cawnpore HG 6handstampBlack1834–1837
- Cawnpore HG 7handstampBlack1836
- Cawnpore HG 8handstampBlack1833–1836
- Cawnpore HG 9handstampRed1837–1845
- Cawnpore HG 10handstampBlack1837-45
- Cawnpore HG 11handstampRed1845–1848
- Cawnpore HG 12handstampRed1847–1849
- Cawnpore HG 13handstampBlack1849
- Cawnpore HG 13AhandstampBlack1849
- Cawnpore HG 14handstampRed1847–1848
- Cawnpore HG 15handstampBlack1851-52
- Cawnpore HG 16handstampRed1852
- Cawnpore HG 17handstampBlack1858
About this record
This 15 December 1810 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 166, (Oct. 2000); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1301, lot 6016.