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Date
10 May 1839
Description
India, Gowalpara, 1839, "GOALPARAH/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike in red with manuscript "10 May 39" date and "9as" rate markings on back of folded letter to Captain Ouseley in Calcutta, framed "AM" handstamp, red Calcutta G.P.O. (May 12) arrival datestamp, minor opening tear just affecting Calcutta datestamp, Very Fine, the marking offered here is what was used for the tracing in the Giles catalogue
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10047, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
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 10 May 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goalparah HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10047.