How scarce is the Bulluah HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Bulluah HG 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1810–1813.

When was COV-1041 posted?

COV-1041 is dated 20 December 1810, within the recorded period of use of Bulluah HG 1 (1810–1813).

COV-1041

20 December 1810 Bulluah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 20 December 1810, Bulluah HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1041) — front

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bulluah HG 1, scan 2 (COV-1041)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

20 December 1810

Description

Bulluah: 1840 (Dec.) entire (hea\ry filing crease) "Per Extra Ship Sir William Bensley", rated"2/8" and showing a fine strike of the very rare octagonal-framed "BULLUAH/p' p"' with rate and date in manuscript (HG1, rare, two recorded). A splendid exhibition item

Auction

Spink

Lot 40

Provenance

Dr. Soli Contractor Santosh MS

Same office

Other recorded marks at Bulluah

1 mark

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

Bulluah HG 2handstampBlack1827

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About this Bulluah pre stamp cover

COV-1041 is a Bulluah pre stamp cover of 20 December 1810 bearing the Bulluah HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Bulluah postal history — the office known today as Noakhali, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 40.

2 images of COV-1041 are recorded (front); the Bulluah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1810–1813.

Questions about COV-1041

What is COV-1041?: COV-1041 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bulluah, Bengal Presidency of 20 December 1810, bearing the Bulluah HG 1 handstamp in black. Bulluah: 1840 (Dec.) entire (hea\ry filing crease) "Per Extra Ship Sir William Bensley", rated"2/8" and showing a fine strike of the very rare octagonal-framed "BULLUAH/p' p"' with rate and date in manuscript (HG1, rare, two recorded). A splendid exhibition item
How scarce is the Bulluah HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bulluah HG 1 as 3 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1810–1813.
What is the provenance of COV-1041?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 40.
When was COV-1041 posted?: COV-1041 is dated 20 December 1810, within the recorded period of use of Bulluah HG 1 (1810–1813).

About this record

This 20 December 1810 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bulluah HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 3 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 40.