COV-2864
15 June 1836 Cawnpore HG 6 Cover
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Date
15 June 1836
Description
1836 Cawnpore/Kanpur– Scotland Ship letter, with rare Giles 6 (ex-U41)/Lowe HS203 circular Pt. Pd. (Post Paid) postmark of Cawnpore/Kanpur with manuscript date 15 June within parallel chords and year 18 followed by 36 in ms in the segment below, indicating total 13A postage prepaid inclusive of 10A inland postage from Cawnpore/Kanpur to Calcutta/Kolkata covering 988km (614 mile) and 3A ship postage leviable from Calcutta/Kolkata for single letter weighing upto 11.66gm (1 Sikka Wt. which was the weight of 1 Murshidabadi Rupaya), Giles SD10 (ex-CS17)/Lowe HS59 rectangular SHIP LETTER dispatch mark dt. 22 JU 22 1836 of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, Robertson In1 oblong INDIA LETTER receipt mark of New Romney, England, octagonal SHIP LETTER receipt mark of New Romney, double-circular datestamp dt. 9 DE 9 1836 in red of London and dt. DEC 11 1836 in red. The letter was first marked 1/2 (1sh2d), later struck out and correct 1/8 (1sh8d) ship letter postage due in manuscript was entered for weight upto 14.18gm (½oz). The letter has rectangular ½ penny Scottish additional mail tax stamp for carriage by stage coach with more than two wheels on a toll road in Scotland.
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Other recorded marks at Cawnpore
19 marks19 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 2handstampBlack1810–1818
- Cawnpore HG 3handstampBlack1818
- Cawnpore HG 4handstampBlack1820–1833
- Cawnpore HG 4ahandstampBlack1825–1833
- Cawnpore HG 5handstampBlack1826
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About this Cawnpore pre stamp cover
COV-2864 is a Cawnpore pre stamp cover of 15 June 1836 bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Cawnpore postal history — the office known today as Kanpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1836 Cawnpore/Kanpur– Scotland Ship letter, with rare Giles 6 (ex-U41)/Lowe HS203 circular Pt. Pd. (Post Paid) postmark of Cawnpore/Kanpur with manuscript date 15 June within parallel chords and year 18 followed by 36 in ms in the segment below, indicating total 13A postage prepaid inclusive of 10A inland postage from Cawnpore/Kanpur to Calcutta/Kolkata covering 988km (614 mile) and 3A ship postage leviable from Calcutta/Kolkata for single letter weighing upto 11.66gm (1 Sikka Wt. which was the weight of 1 Murshidabadi Rupaya), Giles SD10 (ex-CS17)/Lowe HS59 rectangular SHIP LETTER dispatch mark dt. 22 JU 22 1836 of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, Robertson In1 oblong INDIA LETTER receipt mark of New Romney, England, octagonal SHIP LETTER receipt mark of New Romney, double-circular datestamp dt. 9 DE 9 1836 in red of London and dt. DEC 11 1836 in red. The letter was first marked 1/2 (1sh2d), later struck out and correct 1/8 (1sh8d) ship letter postage due in manuscript was entered for weight upto 14.18gm (½oz). The letter has rectangular ½ penny Scottish additional mail tax stamp for carriage by stage coach with more than two wheels on a toll road in Scotland.
Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
2 images of COV-2864 are recorded; the Cawnpore HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1834–1837.
Questions about COV-2864
- What is COV-2864?
- COV-2864 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Cawnpore, North Western Provinces of 15 June 1836, bearing the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp in black. 1836 Cawnpore/Kanpur– Scotland Ship letter, with rare Giles 6 (ex-U41)/Lowe HS203 circular Pt. Pd. (Post Paid) postmark of Cawnpore/Kanpur with manuscript date 15 June within parallel chords and year 18 followed by 36 in ms in the segment below, indicating total 13A postage prepaid inclusive of 10A inland postage from Cawnpore/Kanpur to Calcutta/Kolkata covering 988km (614 mile) and 3A ship postage leviable from Calcutta/Kolkata for single letter weighing upto 11.66gm (1 Sikka Wt. which was the weight of 1 Murshidabadi Rupaya), Giles SD10 (ex-CS17)/Lowe HS59 rectangular SHIP LETTER dispatch mark dt. 22 JU 22 1836 of Calcutta/Kolkata GPO, Robertson In1 oblong INDIA LETTER receipt mark of New Romney, England, octagonal SHIP LETTER receipt mark of New Romney, double-circular datestamp dt. 9 DE 9 1836 in red of London and dt. DEC 11 1836 in red. The letter was first marked 1/2 (1sh2d), later struck out and correct 1/8 (1sh8d) ship letter postage due in manuscript was entered for weight upto 14.18gm (½oz). The letter has rectangular ½ penny Scottish additional mail tax stamp for carriage by stage coach with more than two wheels on a toll road in Scotland.
- How scarce is the Cawnpore HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Cawnpore HG 6 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1834–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-2864?
- Its recorded auction history runs through NityaPushta.
- When was COV-2864 posted?
- COV-2864 is dated 15 June 1836, within the recorded period of use of Cawnpore HG 6 (1834–1837).
About this record
This 15 June 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cawnpore HG 6 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 13 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with NityaPushta.