Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
1831
Description
"GOWALPARA/POST OFFICE" Oval Intaglio Handstamp (Giles 1). Large part strike.
Auction
Provenance
- •2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3014
Same office
Other recorded marks at Goalparah
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Goalparah are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goalparah HG 1 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3014, (2025).