COV-1041
20 December 1810 Bulluah HG 1 Cover
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
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor Santosh MS
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.