COV-525
15 November 1845 Nepaul Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ
Date
15 November 1845
Description
Indian Post Office 1845 (Nov 15): Small envelope from Nepal to a Capt. Marshall of the Madras Native Infantry in Wallajabad and sent on to Madras, struck on the reverse with fine strike of rectangular framed "NEPAUL / Paid" manuscript rated "1 rupee" and manuscript dated ("15th Nov 45") handstamp in magenta. Two boxed Wallajabad datestamps (Dec 4) of arrival (one 'Paid' one 'Bearing') alongside. Just nine examples of this handstamp are recorded from the pre-philatelic period. Arricator in red but a remarkable and extremely rare cover.rnProvenance: Illustrated in "India Used Abroad" by J.A.L. Cooper (1972) on page 62 Illustrated in "India Used Abroad" by (Vispi S. Dastur) on page 107.
Provenance
Corinphila Ex Jal Cooper
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-525 is a Nepaul pre stamp cover of 15 November 1845 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?
Indian Post Office 1845 (Nov 15): Small envelope from Nepal to a Capt. Marshall of the Madras Native Infantry in Wallajabad and sent on to Madras, struck on the reverse with fine strike of rectangular framed "NEPAUL / Paid" manuscript rated "1 rupee" and manuscript dated ("15th Nov 45") handstamp in magenta. Two boxed Wallajabad datestamps (Dec 4) of arrival (one 'Paid' one 'Bearing') alongside. Just nine examples of this handstamp are recorded from the pre-philatelic period. Arricator in red but a remarkable and extremely rare cover.rnProvenance: Illustrated in "India Used Abroad" by J.A.L. Cooper (1972) on page 62 Illustrated in "India Used Abroad" by (Vispi S. Dastur) on page 107.
Corinphila Ex Jal Cooper
2 images of COV-525 are recorded (front, back); the Nepaul HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1844–1855.
Questions about COV-525
- What is COV-525?
- COV-525 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nepaul, Bengal Presidency of 15 November 1845, bearing the Nepaul HG 2 handstamp. Indian Post Office 1845 (Nov 15): Small envelope from Nepal to a Capt. Marshall of the Madras Native Infantry in Wallajabad and sent on to Madras, struck on the reverse with fine strike of rectangular framed "NEPAUL / Paid" manuscript rated "1 rupee" and manuscript dated ("15th Nov 45") handstamp in magenta. Two boxed Wallajabad datestamps (Dec 4) of arrival (one 'Paid' one 'Bearing') alongside. Just nine examples of this handstamp are recorded from the pre-philatelic period. Arricator in red but a remarkable and extremely rare cover.rnProvenance: Illustrated in "India Used Abroad" by J.A.L. Cooper (1972) on page 62 Illustrated in "India Used Abroad" by (Vispi S. Dastur) on page 107.
- 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-525?
- Corinphila Ex Jal Cooper
- When was COV-525 posted?
- COV-525 is dated 15 November 1845, within the recorded period of use of Nepaul HG 2 (1844–1855).
About this record
This 15 November 1845 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.