COV-2396
26 August 1831 Kurnaul (NWP) Cover
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Date
26 August 1831
Description
1831 Kurnal – Devonshire entire via Calcutta & Cape route, with Kurnal Giles 1 "KURNAL/POST PAID/18.." despatch handstamp, date "26th Augt. 31" & rate "11 as" (paid 11A, comprising 8A half-letter inland postage to Calcutta, as under ½ Tolah wt., + 3A outward sea postage). At Calcutta, Giles SD9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/SHIP LETTER/8 SE 8/1831" transit applied & sent to the UK via the Cape route, entered in the UK through Kingsbridge port & there "INDIA LETTER/KINGSBRIDGE" transit mark applied & intended to be sent to London, for that "1/3" (1s 3d, comprising 11d single-letter inland postage Kingsbridge to London + 4d inward ship postage) applied, but obliterated & updated to bearing postage "1/" (comprising 8d direct Kingsbridge–Exeter inland rate + 4d inward ship postage) applied. Finally delivered at Exeter, with "A/6 AP 6/1832" delivery mark applied, bearing 1s collected from the recipient.
Auction
Lot 26 Aug 1831
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Other recorded marks at Kurnaul (NWP)
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kurnaul (NWP) are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Kurnaul (NWP) pre stamp cover
COV-2396 is a Kurnaul (NWP) pre stamp cover of 26 August 1831 bearing the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Kurnaul (NWP) postal history — the office known today as Karnal, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
1831 Kurnal – Devonshire entire via Calcutta & Cape route, with Kurnal Giles 1 "KURNAL/POST PAID/18.." despatch handstamp, date "26th Augt. 31" & rate "11 as" (paid 11A, comprising 8A half-letter inland postage to Calcutta, as under ½ Tolah wt., + 3A outward sea postage). At Calcutta, Giles SD9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/SHIP LETTER/8 SE 8/1831" transit applied & sent to the UK via the Cape route, entered in the UK through Kingsbridge port & there "INDIA LETTER/KINGSBRIDGE" transit mark applied & intended to be sent to London, for that "1/3" (1s 3d, comprising 11d single-letter inland postage Kingsbridge to London + 4d inward ship postage) applied, but obliterated & updated to bearing postage "1/" (comprising 8d direct Kingsbridge–Exeter inland rate + 4d inward ship postage) applied. Finally delivered at Exeter, with "A/6 AP 6/1832" delivery mark applied, bearing 1s collected from the recipient.
1 image of COV-2396 is recorded (front); the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1826–1837.
Questions about COV-2396
- What is COV-2396?
- COV-2396 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Kurnaul (NWP), North Western Provinces of 26 August 1831, bearing the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 handstamp in black. 1831 Kurnal – Devonshire entire via Calcutta & Cape route, with Kurnal Giles 1 "KURNAL/POST PAID/18.." despatch handstamp, date "26th Augt. 31" & rate "11 as" (paid 11A, comprising 8A half-letter inland postage to Calcutta, as under ½ Tolah wt., + 3A outward sea postage). At Calcutta, Giles SD9 "CALCUTTA/GPO/SHIP LETTER/8 SE 8/1831" transit applied & sent to the UK via the Cape route, entered in the UK through Kingsbridge port & there "INDIA LETTER/KINGSBRIDGE" transit mark applied & intended to be sent to London, for that "1/3" (1s 3d, comprising 11d single-letter inland postage Kingsbridge to London + 4d inward ship postage) applied, but obliterated & updated to bearing postage "1/" (comprising 8d direct Kingsbridge–Exeter inland rate + 4d inward ship postage) applied. Finally delivered at Exeter, with "A/6 AP 6/1832" delivery mark applied, bearing 1s collected from the recipient.
- How scarce is the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1826–1837.
- When was COV-2396 posted?
- COV-2396 is dated 26 August 1831, within the recorded period of use of Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 (1826–1837).
About this record
This 26 August 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 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 lot 26 Aug 1831.