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COV-1461

1829 New Anchorage HG 1 Cover

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1829 New Anchorage HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-1461
New Anchorage HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1461)
New Anchorage HG 1 pre stamp cover — front (COV-1461)
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Date

1829

Description

1829 NEW ANCHORAGE POST OFFICE HG 1 on folded letter to Calcutta, with Calcutta G8 and SR12. Very few examples recorded

Auction

Argyll EtkinArgyll Etkin

(2018)

StampBayStampBay

11, Lot 47

Provenance

Private

About this record

This 1829 pre stamp cover of British India bears the New Anchorage HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, (2018); StampBay, 11, lot 47.