COV-2787
5 April 1843 Nepaul HG 3 Cover
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Date
5 April 1843
Description
Nepal, 1843 "Nipaul Free" Handstamp to Calcutta. Clear strike of red oval handstamp with manuscript date "5th April 43" on back of folded letter written and signed by Brian H. Hodgson and addressed to "The Honble Th Maddock" in Calcutta, part strike of Calcutta arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike and one of the finest we have seen, only five examples are recorded--this marking was previously unrecorded until its discovery in 2002--the sender Brian H. Hodgson (1800-94) was an early naturalist and lived in Nepal for ten years, serving as postmaster in Kathmandu (1824-25); the recipient, Sir Thomas Maddock (1792-1870), was a civil servant with the East India Company and was serving as Secretary to the Government of India
Auction
Sale 1286 - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History & Stamps Used Abroad, Part 1, Lot 228
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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-2787 is a Nepaul pre stamp cover of 5 April 1843 bearing the Nepaul HG 3 handstamp, struck in magenta, recorded in the census of Nepaul postal history — the office known today as Kathmandu, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Nepal, 1843 "Nipaul Free" Handstamp to Calcutta. Clear strike of red oval handstamp with manuscript date "5th April 43" on back of folded letter written and signed by Brian H. Hodgson and addressed to "The Honble Th Maddock" in Calcutta, part strike of Calcutta arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike and one of the finest we have seen, only five examples are recorded--this marking was previously unrecorded until its discovery in 2002--the sender Brian H. Hodgson (1800-94) was an early naturalist and lived in Nepal for ten years, serving as postmaster in Kathmandu (1824-25); the recipient, Sir Thomas Maddock (1792-1870), was a civil servant with the East India Company and was serving as Secretary to the Government of India
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1286 - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History & Stamps Used Abroad, Part 1 lot 228.
1 image of COV-2787 is recorded (front); the Nepaul HG 3 mark itself is recorded in use 1843.
Questions about COV-2787
- What is COV-2787?
- COV-2787 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Nepaul, Bengal Presidency of 5 April 1843, bearing the Nepaul HG 3 handstamp in magenta. Nepal, 1843 "Nipaul Free" Handstamp to Calcutta. Clear strike of red oval handstamp with manuscript date "5th April 43" on back of folded letter written and signed by Brian H. Hodgson and addressed to "The Honble Th Maddock" in Calcutta, part strike of Calcutta arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike and one of the finest we have seen, only five examples are recorded--this marking was previously unrecorded until its discovery in 2002--the sender Brian H. Hodgson (1800-94) was an early naturalist and lived in Nepal for ten years, serving as postmaster in Kathmandu (1824-25); the recipient, Sir Thomas Maddock (1792-1870), was a civil servant with the East India Company and was serving as Secretary to the Government of India
- How scarce is the Nepaul HG 3 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Nepaul HG 3 as 5 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1843.
- What is the provenance of COV-2787?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 1286 - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History & Stamps Used Abroad, Part 1 lot 228.
- When was COV-2787 posted?
- COV-2787 is dated 5 April 1843, within the recorded period of use of Nepaul HG 3 (1843).
About this record
This 5 April 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Nepaul HG 3 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 5 examples recorded in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1286 - The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History & Stamps Used Abroad, Part 1, lot 228.