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Date
1839
Description
India, Hazaribagh, 1839, "HAZARIBAGH/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Clearly struck in red slightly over flap with manuscript "13 Dec 39" date and "1 an" rate markings on back of folded letter to "South West Frontier" , cover with slight overall toning, still Fine strike, only noted as in purple by Giles, unrecorded in red
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10052, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Same office
Other recorded marks at Hazaribagh
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Hazaribagh are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1839 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hazaribagh HG 1 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 10052.