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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 Hazaribagh pre stamp cover
COV-244 is a Hazaribagh pre stamp cover of 1839 bearing the Hazaribagh HG 1 handstamp, struck in purple, recorded in the census of Hazaribagh postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10052.
2 images of COV-244 are recorded (front, back); the Hazaribagh HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1839.
Questions about COV-244
- What is COV-244?
- COV-244 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hazaribagh, Bengal Presidency of 1839, bearing the Hazaribagh HG 1 handstamp in purple. 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
- How scarce is the Hazaribagh HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Hazaribagh HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1839.
- What is the provenance of COV-244?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10052.
- When was COV-244 posted?
- COV-244 is dated 1839, within the recorded period of use of Hazaribagh HG 1 (1838–1839).
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.