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Date
17 June 1824
Description
Etawah: 1805 (18 Oct.) entire letter to Scotland shor.r,.ing manuscript "Post F '13 Anas" and showing, on reverse across join, ovai-framed "Benga1,/c.p.o./ocr:/posr pArD" (HG SD2), and 1824 (17 June) entire letter to Devon showing, on reverse, largely fine oval-framed "rrawan/pr ro" (HG 1, the earliest recorded date of use), fiamed "INoIa LETTER/DEAL" and, on face Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG SD8). Photo for 1ast
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
About this Etawah pre stamp cover
COV-1953 is an Etawah pre stamp cover of 17 June 1824 bearing the Etawah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Etawah postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Etawah: 1805 (18 Oct.) entire letter to Scotland shor.r,.ing manuscript "Post F '13 Anas" and showing, on reverse across join, ovai-framed "Benga1,/c.p.o./ocr:/posr pArD" (HG SD2), and 1824 (17 June) entire letter to Devon showing, on reverse, largely fine oval-framed "rrawan/pr ro" (HG 1, the earliest recorded date of use), fiamed "INoIa LETTER/DEAL" and, on face Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG SD8). Photo for 1ast
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 174.
1 image of COV-1953 is recorded; the Etawah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1834.
Questions about COV-1953
- What is COV-1953?
- COV-1953 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Etawah, North Western Provinces of 17 June 1824, bearing the Etawah HG 1 handstamp in black. Etawah: 1805 (18 Oct.) entire letter to Scotland shor.r,.ing manuscript "Post F '13 Anas" and showing, on reverse across join, ovai-framed "Benga1,/c.p.o./ocr:/posr pArD" (HG SD2), and 1824 (17 June) entire letter to Devon showing, on reverse, largely fine oval-framed "rrawan/pr ro" (HG 1, the earliest recorded date of use), fiamed "INoIa LETTER/DEAL" and, on face Calcutta G.P.O. c.d.s. (HG SD8). Photo for 1ast
- How scarce is the Etawah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Etawah HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1834.
- What is the provenance of COV-1953?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 174.
- When was COV-1953 posted?
- COV-1953 is dated 17 June 1824, within the recorded period of use of Etawah HG 1 (1824–1834).
About this record
This 17 June 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Etawah HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 174.