Pre Stamps Covers of East India Company & Victoria Period

Pre-Stamp Cover, 1836/1837, Bangalore Post Paid &amp; Ship Letter, Capsule-shaped postmark, dispatched from Bangalore on 31st Dec. 1836. Capsule-shaped seal in Red ink of &ldquo;BANGALORE Post-Paid&rdquo;. Dispatch seal of a concentric circle shape in Black ink &ldquo;OUT STATION | SHIP LETTER in an outer circle with MADRAS | 3JA 3 | 1837 in the inner circle&rdquo;. Another postmark of oval-shaped in Black ink &ldquo;MADRAS | 8JA 3 | 1837&rdquo; with an interesting rectangular-shaped postmark in Red ink &ldquo;INDIA LETTER | GRAVESEND&rdquo;. 

The letter was originally addressed to EDINBURGH | SCOTLAND, it landed in Gravesend port, where the postmark in Red ink of &ldquo;INDIA LETTER | GRAVESEND&rdquo; was applied and then it went through BEDFORD, LONDON. The postage value was increased by &ldquo;&frac12;d&rdquo; and this seal is visible within a square in Black ink, relevant delivery seal/stamps are also present on the cover in Black ink that reads as &ldquo;MAY | C8 N | 1837&rdquo;, Type# HG8, MS6, MX7, excellent and intact quality, Exceedingly Rare.

Note: This cover was dispatched from Bangalore and went via Madras to England by sea route carried by ship. An interesting cover for collectors of Pre-Stamp Cover and Ship/Sea theme.

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