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-1825 posted?

COV-1825 is dated 2 November 1811, within the recorded period of use of Bulluah HG 1 (1810–1813).

COV-1825

2 November 1811 Bulluah Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 2 November 1811, Bulluah HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-1825)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Spink

Date

2 November 1811

Description

Bulluah: 1811 (2 Nov.) entire letter to Edinburgh, the reverse showing good to fine strike of the octagona-1 framed "nurruan/p'r"" (HG 1), transit and amival datestamps adjacent; some cover faults though sti1l attractive

Auction

Spink

Lot 93

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

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.

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About this Bulluah pre stamp cover

COV-1825 is a Bulluah pre stamp cover of 2 November 1811 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 93.

1 image of COV-1825 is recorded; the Bulluah HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1810–1813.

Questions about COV-1825

What is COV-1825?: COV-1825 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bulluah, Bengal Presidency of 2 November 1811, bearing the Bulluah HG 1 handstamp in black. Bulluah: 1811 (2 Nov.) entire letter to Edinburgh, the reverse showing good to fine strike of the octagona-1 framed "nurruan/p'r"" (HG 1), transit and amival datestamps adjacent; some cover faults though sti1l attractive
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-1825?: Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 93.
When was COV-1825 posted?: COV-1825 is dated 2 November 1811, within the recorded period of use of Bulluah HG 1 (1810–1813).

About this record

This 2 November 1811 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 93.