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Date
16 July 1847
Description
INDIA, Nepal, 1847 "Nepaul Paid" Handstamp on Cover from Segauli to Deposed King. Bold and clear strike of magenta boxed handstamp with manuscript "16 July 47" date and "1as" on back of small native cover addressed to Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah, manuscript "Segauli" despatch marking, cover with slight wrinkling typical of native covers, Very Fine strike, only six or seven examples are thought to exist, King Rajendra Bikram Shah (1813-1881) was forced to officially abdicate his throne to his son Surendra Bikram Shah in May 1847, 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-520 is a Nepaul pre stamp cover of 16 July 1847 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, 1847 "Nepaul Paid" Handstamp on Cover from Segauli to Deposed King. Bold and clear strike of magenta boxed handstamp with manuscript "16 July 47" date and "1as" on back of small native cover addressed to Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah, manuscript "Segauli" despatch marking, cover with slight wrinkling typical of native covers, Very Fine strike, only six or seven examples are thought to exist, King Rajendra Bikram Shah (1813-1881) was forced to officially abdicate his throne to his son Surendra Bikram Shah in May 1847, ex Hellrigl
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6137 (14 Nov 2023); and Corinphila Auctions 205-209 Auction lot 3011.
2 images of COV-520 are recorded (front, back); the Nepaul HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1855.
Questions about COV-520
- What is COV-520?
- COV-520 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nepaul, Bengal Presidency of 16 July 1847, bearing the Nepaul HG 2 handstamp. INDIA, Nepal, 1847 "Nepaul Paid" Handstamp on Cover from Segauli to Deposed King. Bold and clear strike of magenta boxed handstamp with manuscript "16 July 47" date and "1as" on back of small native cover addressed to Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah, manuscript "Segauli" despatch marking, cover with slight wrinkling typical of native covers, Very Fine strike, only six or seven examples are thought to exist, King Rajendra Bikram Shah (1813-1881) was forced to officially abdicate his throne to his son Surendra Bikram Shah in May 1847, 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-520?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 lot 6137 (14 Nov 2023); and Corinphila Auctions 205-209 Auction lot 3011.
- When was COV-520 posted?
- COV-520 is dated 16 July 1847, within the recorded period of use of Nepaul HG 2 (1844–1855).
About this record
This 16 July 1847 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, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, lot 6137, (14 Nov 2023); Corinphila Auctions, 205-209 Auction, lot 3011.