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Date
10 December 1836
Description
Rewah: 1836 (10 Dec.) entire letter headed "Camp Rewah" to Mrs A. Van Dunlop from her brother (Wm. Ferguson?) with manuscript "Post Paid 6as" and showing a good strike of the "REWAH/POST PAID" with rate in manuscript (HG 1). A rare item with a long interesting letter. Extracts from letter: "Thus far we have progressed without any casualties... the Thug community are less troublesome than anticipated... except during Feeding Hours... unfortunately I cannot prevail upon my Commandant to permit the infliction of sound castisement upon the most noisy characters...", he then goes on to denigrate the local Rajahs and their factotums.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rewah
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rewah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Rewah pre stamp cover
COV-1156 is a Rewah pre stamp cover of 10 December 1836 bearing the Rewah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rewah postal history — the office known today as Rewa, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Rewah: 1836 (10 Dec.) entire letter headed "Camp Rewah" to Mrs A. Van Dunlop from her brother (Wm. Ferguson?) with manuscript "Post Paid 6as" and showing a good strike of the "REWAH/POST PAID" with rate in manuscript (HG 1). A rare item with a long interesting letter. Extracts from letter: "Thus far we have progressed without any casualties... the Thug community are less troublesome than anticipated... except during Feeding Hours... unfortunately I cannot prevail upon my Commandant to permit the infliction of sound castisement upon the most noisy characters...", he then goes on to denigrate the local Rajahs and their factotums.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 211.
1 image of COV-1156 is recorded; the Rewah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1836–1849.
Questions about COV-1156
- What is COV-1156?
- COV-1156 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rewah, North Western Provinces of 10 December 1836, bearing the Rewah HG 1 handstamp in black. Rewah: 1836 (10 Dec.) entire letter headed "Camp Rewah" to Mrs A. Van Dunlop from her brother (Wm. Ferguson?) with manuscript "Post Paid 6as" and showing a good strike of the "REWAH/POST PAID" with rate in manuscript (HG 1). A rare item with a long interesting letter. Extracts from letter: "Thus far we have progressed without any casualties... the Thug community are less troublesome than anticipated... except during Feeding Hours... unfortunately I cannot prevail upon my Commandant to permit the infliction of sound castisement upon the most noisy characters...", he then goes on to denigrate the local Rajahs and their factotums.
- How scarce is the Rewah HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rewah HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1836–1849.
- What is the provenance of COV-1156?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 211.
- When was COV-1156 posted?
- COV-1156 is dated 10 December 1836, within the recorded period of use of Rewah HG 1 (1836–1849).
About this record
This 10 December 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rewah HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 211.