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Description
Rajemahal: 1820s (c.) native envelope (small portion missing where opened at left) showing a good strike of the oval intaglio "POST/RAJEMAHAL/Paid" (HG 1). A rare example of this primitive handstamp.
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Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
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Other recorded marks at Rajemahal
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rajemahal are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this Rajemahal pre stamp cover
COV-1149 is a Rajemahal pre stamp cover bearing the Rajemahal HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Rajemahal postal history — the office known today as Rajmahal, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
Rajemahal: 1820s (c.) native envelope (small portion missing where opened at left) showing a good strike of the oval intaglio "POST/RAJEMAHAL/Paid" (HG 1). A rare example of this primitive handstamp.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 184.
2 images of COV-1149 are recorded (front); the Rajemahal HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1776–1837.
Questions about COV-1149
- What is COV-1149?
- COV-1149 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Rajemahal, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Rajemahal HG 1 handstamp in black. Rajemahal: 1820s (c.) native envelope (small portion missing where opened at left) showing a good strike of the oval intaglio "POST/RAJEMAHAL/Paid" (HG 1). A rare example of this primitive handstamp.
- How scarce is the Rajemahal HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Rajemahal HG 1 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1776–1837.
- What is the provenance of COV-1149?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 184.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajemahal 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 Spink, lot 184.