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Date
2 January 1833
Description
India, Bauleah, 1833, "BAULEAH POST OFFICE/Pt Pd" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear and mostly complete strike with manuscript "2 Janny 33" date added on back of folded cover to Edinburgh, Scotland, sender's directive "Pr Duke of Buccleuch", framed "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" handstamp (Robertson In. 3), Calcutta (Jan. 5) and London (May 6) transit and Edinburgh (May 8) arrival backstamps, manuscript "2/8" rate marking, cover with couple soiled file folds, Fine and scarce strike from Bauleah
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10007, (May 2026), — Magnolia Collection Part 7
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2026, Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, Lot 10007, Realized $250— The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Robert C. Bauer)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Bauleah
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Bauleah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 2 January 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bauleah HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10007, (May 2026). Recorded prices realized: $250, Siegel Auction Galleries, (2026).