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Date
1850
Description
1850,Stampless Cover , Giles Type 3 but "Bearing" which is unrecorded in Giles" BAULEAH /18/ Bearing , addressed to Maharani Swarnwmai of kasimbazar in Bengali Script.
Auction
Auction 6 Philindia Stamp Auction, Lot 5, (May 30, 2026)
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 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bauleah HG 4 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Philaindia, Auction 6 Philindia Stamp Auction, lot 5, (May 30, 2026).