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COV-1418

1825 Buxar HG 1B Cover

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1825 Buxar HG 1B pre stamp cover — COV-1418
Buxar HG 1B pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1418)
Buxar HG 1B pre stamp cover — scan 3 (COV-1418)

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Date

1825

Description

1825 BUXAR FREE Unrecorded by Giles and also the earliest known letter from this Post Office to UK via Calcutta with CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE Giles SD 8a

Auction

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11, Lot 10

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Other recorded marks at Buxar

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Buxar are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 1825 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Buxar HG 1B handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 11, lot 10.