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COV-2230

5 March 1847 Poorneea HG 2 Cover

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5 March 1847 Poorneea HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-2230
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Date

5 March 1847

Description

1823-51 Entire letters, entires and a cover (5), also a front + flap, five with boxed "Paid" handstamps of Juanpore (not recorded by Hammond Giles, file folds), Negapatam (applied in black in error), Almora (a little faint), Darjeeling or Purnea (front), also 1823 boxed "MADRAS / POST FRee". (6).

Auction

Argyll EtkinArgyll Etkin

Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, Lot 1143, (6th Nov 2025)

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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 5 March 1847 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Poorneea HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Argyll Etkin, Auction Number 57 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, lot 1143, (6th Nov 2025).