COV-1876
30 December 1824 Poorneea HG 1 Cover
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Date
30 December 1824
Description
Poorneea: 1824 (30 Dec.) entire letter to London, the reverse with very fine strike of the rare framed "POORNEEA/Sa. Wt./POST PAID/Rs. As." (HG 1) completed in manuscript, faint part overstrikes of transit datestamps, with framed "INDIA LETTER/BRIGHTON" adjacent. Beautiful wax seal on flap worded "I'll part we them all, Ere I'll part we my lassie".
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Poorneea
2 marks2 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.
About this record
This 30 December 1824 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 141.