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Date
29 January 1843
Description
India, Mahomedpore, 1843-45, "MAHOMEDPORE/Paid" and "MAHOMEDPORE/Bearing" Framed Handstamps (Giles 1-2). Two covers, first "Paid" with manuscript "30 September 1845" date and "10 As" rate added on back of folded cover to Montauban, France, sender's directive "Per Steamer Hindustan via Marseilles" , transit and arrival datestamps, second "Bearing" with manuscript "29 Jany /43" date and "2 as" rate added on back of folded letter to Calcutta, with faint arrival datestamp, couple small minor flaws, Very Fine strikes
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), Lot 10101, (2026)
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Other recorded marks at Mahomedpore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Mahomedpore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Mahomedpore pre stamp cover
COV-5361 is a Mahomedpore pre stamp cover of 29 January 1843 bearing the Mahomedpore HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Mahomedpore postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Mahomedpore, 1843-45, "MAHOMEDPORE/Paid" and "MAHOMEDPORE/Bearing" Framed Handstamps (Giles 1-2). Two covers, first "Paid" with manuscript "30 September 1845" date and "10 As" rate added on back of folded cover to Montauban, France, sender's directive "Per Steamer Hindustan via Marseilles" , transit and arrival datestamps, second "Bearing" with manuscript "29 Jany /43" date and "2 as" rate added on back of folded letter to Calcutta, with faint arrival datestamp, couple small minor flaws, Very Fine strikes
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10101 (2026).
1 image of COV-5361 is recorded; the Mahomedpore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1843–1845.
Questions about COV-5361
- What is COV-5361?
- COV-5361 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Mahomedpore, Bengal Presidency of 29 January 1843, bearing the Mahomedpore HG 2 handstamp in black. India, Mahomedpore, 1843-45, "MAHOMEDPORE/Paid" and "MAHOMEDPORE/Bearing" Framed Handstamps (Giles 1-2). Two covers, first "Paid" with manuscript "30 September 1845" date and "10 As" rate added on back of folded cover to Montauban, France, sender's directive "Per Steamer Hindustan via Marseilles" , transit and arrival datestamps, second "Bearing" with manuscript "29 Jany /43" date and "2 as" rate added on back of folded letter to Calcutta, with faint arrival datestamp, couple small minor flaws, Very Fine strikes
- How scarce is the Mahomedpore HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Mahomedpore HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843–1845.
- What is the provenance of COV-5361?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10101 (2026).
- When was COV-5361 posted?
- COV-5361 is dated 29 January 1843, within the recorded period of use of Mahomedpore HG 2 (1843–1845).
About this record
This 29 January 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mahomedpore 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, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), lot 10101, (2026).