COV-2330
3 March 1834 Arrah HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd
Date
3 March 1834
Description
AGRA + ARRAH - BOXED (3 TYPES) OR CIRCULAR “PAID” TYPES; 1830/43/44 E/EL trio to Calcutta (2) or Sukutpur with - all boxed - mainly very fine “AGRA/POST PAID” (1830 HG1 - ex-Territorial period ; filing crease), “AGRA/Bearing” (1843 HG5) or “AGRA/WEIGHT TOLA/PAID” (1844 HG8); plus 3 Mar. 1834 E (ink mark just clear of postmark) with mainly very fine scarce encircled “ARRAH/Pt.Pd.[2AS]/18” (HG2; scarce) on the flap. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 41.
Auction
THE MICHAEL MANNING FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History, Lot 115, (Sept. 2015)
Provenance
Michael Manning
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 3 March 1834 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Arrah HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, THE MICHAEL MANNING FRPSL Collection of Indian Postal History, lot 115, (Sept. 2015).