COV-1148
11 December 1827 Rungpore HG 1 Cover
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Date
11 December 1827
Description
Rungpore: 1827 (11 Dec.) entire letter to Scotland with ms. "Ship Letter per "Tigress" bound-for Clasqow", showing a fine strike of the distinctive ornamental boxed intaglio "RUNGPORE/r' p'"' u,ith rtte (5) in ms. (HG 1), one recorded, also boxed "rsora rnrrrr/paruouru" in rec1. One of the greatest rarities known to Indian prephilately.
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rungpore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rungpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 11 December 1827 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rungpore HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark with 4 examples recorded in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 187.