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6 July 1850 Bugwah HG 1 Cover

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6 July 1850 Bugwah HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-2238
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Argyll Etkin Auctions

Date

6 July 1850

Description

1845 (July 6) Cover to Calcutta, endorsed "post paid", reverse with red boxed "JANSI / Paid" (manuscript date, not recorded by Hammond Giles). Sleeman discusses Indian politics, the Mahratta question and British conduct in Gwalior.

Auction

Argyll EtkinArgyll Etkin

Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1006, (6th Nov 2025)

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Other recorded marks at Bugwah

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Bugwah is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This 6 July 1850 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bugwah HG 1 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 Argyll Etkin, Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1006, (6th Nov 2025).