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Date
28 April 1836
Description
India, Kamptee, 1836, "KAMPTEE/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike in reddish violet with manuscript "28 April 1836" date and "13 Annas" rate markings on back of folded letter Launceston, England, red framed "INDIA LETTER/DOVER" handstamp (Robertson In.5), Madras (May 8) and Madras Out Station Ship Letter (May 8) and partial London transit datestamps, manuscript "2/8" and "2/2" rate crossed out and "2/5" rate applied, some minor splitting to front panel and minor opening flap tears, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10060, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kamptee
11 marks11 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kamptee are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Kamptee HG 1handstampBlack1831–1836
- Kamptee HG 3handstampRed1837–1849
- Kamptee HG 4handstampBlack1843–1846
- Kamptee HG 5handstampRed1836–1853
- Kamptee HG 6handstampRed1849–1854
- Kamptee HG 7handstampBlack1849–1854
- Kamptee HG 8handstampRed1853
- Kamptee HG 9handstampRed1852
- Kamptee HG 10handstampRed1848–1854
- Kamptee HG 11handstampRed1849
- Kamptee HG 12handstampBlue1852
About this record
This 28 April 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kamptee HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10060.