COV-517
31 October 1844 Nepaul Cover
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Date
31 October 1844
Description
INDIA, Nepal, 1844 "Nepaul Paid" Handstamp on Cover to Lucknow. Clear strike of magenta boxed handstamp though just affected by opening with manuscript "31st October" date and "6as" on back of cover, addressed to Sir John Login, Residency in Lucknow, manuscript "Paid", well-struck red Lucknow Paid Nov. 9 arrival datestamp (Giles 8), contents refer to a visit stating "but remember that Hodgson encouraged the Chinese policy of this Durbar and except for Wallace ten years ago there never was one visitor up for a season...," Very Fine, only six or seven examples are thought to exist, the sender, Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857), was a British military officer and statesman and was resident in Nepal from 1843-45, the recipient Sir John Login (1809-63), was a surgeon in the East India Company, he is best known for his protection of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond and guardianship of the young Maharaja Duleep Singh, ex Hellrigl
Auction
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 Nepaul pre stamp cover
COV-517 is a Nepaul pre stamp cover of 31 October 1844 bearing the Nepaul HG 2 handstamp, recorded in the census of Nepaul postal history — the office known today as Kathmandu, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
INDIA, Nepal, 1844 "Nepaul Paid" Handstamp on Cover to Lucknow. Clear strike of magenta boxed handstamp though just affected by opening with manuscript "31st October" date and "6as" on back of cover, addressed to Sir John Login, Residency in Lucknow, manuscript "Paid", well-struck red Lucknow Paid Nov. 9 arrival datestamp (Giles 8), contents refer to a visit stating "but remember that Hodgson encouraged the Chinese policy of this Durbar and except for Wallace ten years ago there never was one visitor up for a season...," Very Fine, only six or seven examples are thought to exist, the sender, Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857), was a British military officer and statesman and was resident in Nepal from 1843-45, the recipient Sir John Login (1809-63), was a surgeon in the East India Company, he is best known for his protection of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond and guardianship of the young Maharaja Duleep Singh, ex Hellrigl
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 11/14/2023 The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6136 (2023); and Corinphila Auctions 205-209 Auction lot 3007.
2 images of COV-517 are recorded (front, back); the Nepaul HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1855.
Questions about COV-517
- What is COV-517?
- COV-517 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nepaul, Bengal Presidency of 31 October 1844, bearing the Nepaul HG 2 handstamp. INDIA, Nepal, 1844 "Nepaul Paid" Handstamp on Cover to Lucknow. Clear strike of magenta boxed handstamp though just affected by opening with manuscript "31st October" date and "6as" on back of cover, addressed to Sir John Login, Residency in Lucknow, manuscript "Paid", well-struck red Lucknow Paid Nov. 9 arrival datestamp (Giles 8), contents refer to a visit stating "but remember that Hodgson encouraged the Chinese policy of this Durbar and except for Wallace ten years ago there never was one visitor up for a season...," Very Fine, only six or seven examples are thought to exist, the sender, Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857), was a British military officer and statesman and was resident in Nepal from 1843-45, the recipient Sir John Login (1809-63), was a surgeon in the East India Company, he is best known for his protection of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond and guardianship of the young Maharaja Duleep Singh, ex Hellrigl
- How scarce is the Nepaul HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nepaul HG 2 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1844–1855.
- What is the provenance of COV-517?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 11/14/2023 The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6136 (2023); and Corinphila Auctions 205-209 Auction lot 3007.
- When was COV-517 posted?
- COV-517 is dated 31 October 1844, within the recorded period of use of Nepaul HG 2 (1844–1855).
About this record
This 31 October 1844 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, 11/14/2023 The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, lot 6136, (2023); Corinphila Auctions, 205-209 Auction, lot 3007.