COV-2204
21 October 1839 Kamptee HG 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
21 October 1839
Description
KAMPTEE - BOXED “Paid” TYPE IN COVER REACHING G.B. DURING THE UNIFORM 4d-POST PERIOD; Fine 21 Oct. 1839 EL from “Kamptee” to Clifton (near Bristol) “P. Overland Mail via Marseille” with a very fine claretpurple boxed “KAMPTEE/PAID [A8]” nicely placed on the top flap (HG3; slightly overstruck) with very fine red oval “INDIA” on the front and so charged “2/8” with a mainly very fine London “BRITISH/FOREIGN” mark on the lower flap beside m/s “2-6[+]-4[+]1-1[=]3-11” and a matching “LONDON” Foreign Branch c.d.s. (10 Dec.; during the brief Uniform 4d Postage Period in GB). Attractive and unusual. PHOTO - see page 37
Auction
Manning, Lot 106, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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 2handstampBlack1825–1837
- 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 21 October 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kamptee HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 106, (Sept. 2015).