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Date
29 March 1815
Description
Anglo-Nepalese War 1815 (March 29): Entire letter endorsed "Service" at top, addressed to Major C. Doyle, Military Secretary at Headquarters, and countersigned at lower left from Lt. H. Dwyer, ADC of the 21st Bengal Native Infantry Regiment at Kashapore, struck with oval framed "MORADABAD / POST FREE" handstamp in black and manuscript dated (March 30). Interesting contents regarding the Campaign (Dwyer was part of Col. Jasper Nicholls' force sent to support Col. Gardner before the key fort of Almora) "we can do nothing by joining Gardner until we get the heavy guns, of which we have not heard anything since we left HQ. but Col. N(icholls) wishes personally to inspect the road... to hasten their passage to Almora" and continues "we hope to induce the Kumaonas to enter the service - they are as averse to clearing their hills as the lowlanders were to enter them...". Almora was taken in April and the whole of Kumaon surrendered to the British. A rare entire that displays well.rnrnNote: The Nepalese had overrun Kumaon in 1791 and taken Almora. The Kumaon area was ceded to the British as part of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816. It is now part of the state of Uttarakhand in India.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, Nov 2005, lot 3234.
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Other recorded marks at Moradabad
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Moradabad are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Moradabad pre stamp cover
COV-2420 is a Moradabad pre stamp cover of 29 March 1815 bearing the Moradabad HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Moradabad postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Anglo-Nepalese War 1815 (March 29): Entire letter endorsed "Service" at top, addressed to Major C. Doyle, Military Secretary at Headquarters, and countersigned at lower left from Lt. H. Dwyer, ADC of the 21st Bengal Native Infantry Regiment at Kashapore, struck with oval framed "MORADABAD / POST FREE" handstamp in black and manuscript dated (March 30). Interesting contents regarding the Campaign (Dwyer was part of Col. Jasper Nicholls' force sent to support Col. Gardner before the key fort of Almora) "we can do nothing by joining Gardner until we get the heavy guns, of which we have not heard anything since we left HQ. but Col. N(icholls) wishes personally to inspect the road... to hasten their passage to Almora" and continues "we hope to induce the Kumaonas to enter the service - they are as averse to clearing their hills as the lowlanders were to enter them...". Almora was taken in April and the whole of Kumaon surrendered to the British. A rare entire that displays well.rnrnNote: The Nepalese had overrun Kumaon in 1791 and taken Almora. The Kumaon area was ceded to the British as part of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816. It is now part of the state of Uttarakhand in India.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, Nov 2005, lot 3234.
Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions lot 3234 (Nov 2005); and Corinphila Auctions Auctions 298-307 lot 1192.
2 images of COV-2420 are recorded (front, back); the Moradabad HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1815–1819.
Questions about COV-2420
- What is COV-2420?
- COV-2420 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Moradabad, North Western Provinces of 29 March 1815, bearing the Moradabad HG 1 handstamp in black. Anglo-Nepalese War 1815 (March 29): Entire letter endorsed "Service" at top, addressed to Major C. Doyle, Military Secretary at Headquarters, and countersigned at lower left from Lt. H. Dwyer, ADC of the 21st Bengal Native Infantry Regiment at Kashapore, struck with oval framed "MORADABAD / POST FREE" handstamp in black and manuscript dated (March 30). Interesting contents regarding the Campaign (Dwyer was part of Col. Jasper Nicholls' force sent to support Col. Gardner before the key fort of Almora) "we can do nothing by joining Gardner until we get the heavy guns, of which we have not heard anything since we left HQ. but Col. N(icholls) wishes personally to inspect the road... to hasten their passage to Almora" and continues "we hope to induce the Kumaonas to enter the service - they are as averse to clearing their hills as the lowlanders were to enter them...". Almora was taken in April and the whole of Kumaon surrendered to the British. A rare entire that displays well.rnrnNote: The Nepalese had overrun Kumaon in 1791 and taken Almora. The Kumaon area was ceded to the British as part of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816. It is now part of the state of Uttarakhand in India.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, Nov 2005, lot 3234.
- How scarce is the Moradabad HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Moradabad HG 1 as 5 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1815–1819.
- What is the provenance of COV-2420?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions lot 3234 (Nov 2005); and Corinphila Auctions Auctions 298-307 lot 1192.
- When was COV-2420 posted?
- COV-2420 is dated 29 March 1815, within the recorded period of use of Moradabad HG 1 (1815–1819).
About this record
This 29 March 1815 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Moradabad HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 5 examples recorded in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions, lot 3234, (Nov 2005); Corinphila Auctions, Auctions 298-307, lot 1192.