COV-517
31 October 1844 Nepaul HG 2 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 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.