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Date
30 July 1851
Description
INDIA, Nepal, 1851 "Nepaul Paid" Handstamp on Cover to England. Strike of magenta boxed handstamp with manuscript "30 July 51" date and "8as" on back of partial folded cover (missing contents and side flaps) from "Lt. C.H. Nicholetts", addressed to London, England, sender's directive "via Calcutta & Southampton," red boxed "India Paid" handstamp, Calcutta Aug. 7 transit and London Sept. 23 arrival datestamps, rated "1/-", Very Fine, only six or seven examples are thought to exist, Liet. C.H. Nicholetts was the Assistant Resident in Nepal at this time, ex Hellrigl
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10153, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
Dr. Wolfgang C. Hellrigl "Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Nepaul
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Nepaul are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 30 July 1851 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nepaul HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 11 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10153.