COV-518
1 April 1850 Nepaul HG 2 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
1 April 1850
Description
India, Nepal, 1850 "NEPAUL/Paid" Handstamp on Cover to England. Clear strike of magenta boxed handstamp with manuscript "1st April 50" date and "4as" 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 Apr. 8 transit and London May 25 arrival datestamps, rated "1/-", Very Fine, only six or seven examples are thought to exist with this believed to be the earliest overland mail cover from Nepal, Lieut. C. H. Nicholetts was the Assistant Resident in Nepal at this time, 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 1 April 1850 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 Corinphila Auctions, 205-209 Auction, lot 3013; Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 06/26/2024 The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 3, lot 3229.