COV-1418 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Buxar, Bengal Presidency of 1825, bearing the Buxar HG 1B handstamp in red. 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

How scarce is the Buxar HG 1B mark on this cover?

The census grades Buxar HG 1B as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825.

When was COV-1418 posted?

COV-1418 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Buxar HG 1B (1825).

COV-1418

1825 Buxar Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1825, Buxar HG 1B handstruck folded letter (COV-1418)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Buxar HG 1B, scan 2 (COV-1418)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Buxar HG 1B, 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

StampBay

11, Lot 10

Same office

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 Buxar pre stamp cover

COV-1418 is a Buxar pre stamp cover of 1825 bearing the Buxar HG 1B handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Buxar postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

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

Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 10.

3 images of COV-1418 are recorded; the Buxar HG 1B mark itself is recorded in use 1825.

Questions about COV-1418

What is COV-1418?: COV-1418 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Buxar, Bengal Presidency of 1825, bearing the Buxar HG 1B handstamp in red. 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
How scarce is the Buxar HG 1B mark on this cover?: The census grades Buxar HG 1B as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1825.
What is the provenance of COV-1418?: Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 11 lot 10.
When was COV-1418 posted?: COV-1418 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Buxar HG 1B (1825).

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.