COV-3587

22 August 1845 Burkaghupr HG 1 Cover

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22 August 1845 Burkaghupr HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-3587 — front

Burkaghupr HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-3587) — back

Burkaghupr HG 1 pre stamp cover — detail (COV-3587) — detail

Scan or Photo Courtesy of sephils

Date

22 August 1845

Description

India 1845 possibly the only known prestamp cover from Burkhaghur (Giles #1) to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, via Calcutta G.P.O. ship mail, featuring red 'INDIA' handstamp and manuscript postal markings.

Auction

Sephil

About this record

This 22 August 1845 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Burkaghupr HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Sephil.