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Date
5 November 1791
Description
Bhauglepoor:17()1 (5 Nov.) sma11, vely neat entire letter fronl Lieutenant G.A. Robinson, A.l).C. to Cleneral Coinrvallis, in Mysore (Second Mysore War period) to Calcutta ancl redirected to Bhauelepoor, the reverse showing sr.rperb strike of'the oval intaglio seal type "Bearing/Bhauglepoor/Postge" (HG 1) acr-oss join, oval Calcutt:r datestamps acljacent; fine and extremely attractive. Stated to be the only recorded example. Photo
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Bhauglepoor
7 marks7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Bhauglepoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 5 November 1791 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bhauglepoor HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 91.