Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
October 1826
Description
India, Chuprah, 1826, "CHUPRAH POST PAID/18__" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Relatively bold strike on back of folded letter datelined "Buxar 30th Octr 1826" , addressed to Allahabad, receipt docketing "Recd 7 Novr" , cover with edgewear and staining along right edge, some minor splitting along internal folds, accompanied by transcription of letter, Very Fine strike, only two examples recorded (the other is ex Giles)
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10053, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Chupra
6 marks6 other pre-1854 postal markings of Chupra are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This October 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Chupra HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10053.