COV-230
21 November 1813 Cuttack HG 1A Cover
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Date
21 November 1813
Description
India, Cuttack, 1813, "POST OFFICE CUTTACK" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 2000 Supplement). Clear strike with manuscript "5 as" rate and "21 November" added on back of 1813 folded letter to Madeira, care of forwarder in Calcutta, sender's directive "pr Hulsar" , red Calcutta (Nov. 2?, Giles 2) transit datestamp, Fine, unlikely many examples exist as this was only added in the Giles 2000 Supplement and is the exact trace used for his pamphlet
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10037, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Cuttack
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Cuttack are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 21 November 1813 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Cuttack HG 1A handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10037.