COV-1820
October 1831 Arrah HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink
Date
October 1831
Description
Arrah: 1831 (Oct.) entire letter to the Deputy Military Secretary at East India House, London, rated "2/2", reverse showing a fine strike of the circular "ARRAH / PP TO" handstamp (HG 1), lightly overstruck by a faint Liverpool "INDIA LETTER" handstamp and part Calcutta transit datestamp; lightly toned filing folds clear of the strike. Scarce. Photo.
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Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Arrah
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Arrah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This October 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Arrah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 81.