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9 June 1836 Poorneea HG 1 Cover

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9 June 1836 Poorneea HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-1147
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Poorneea HG 1 pre stamp cover — scan 2 (COV-1147)

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Date

9 June 1836

Description

Purnea: 1836 (9Jr:ne) entire to Calcutta showing a very good strike of the rare boxed "Poorneea/S W/post paid/k A'/ 18" d.s. with resr of date and rate (6as) in -i.

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 182

Provenance

Dr. Soli Contractor

Same office

Other recorded marks at Poorneea

2 marks

2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Poorneea are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 9 June 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poorneea HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 182.