COV-697

November 1817 Tipperah HG 2 Cover

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November 1817 Tipperah HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-697 — front

Tipperah HG 2 pre stamp cover — front (COV-697) — front

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

Date

November 1817

Description

"TIPPERAH ScWt, PtPd" Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold double-framed handstamp.

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Lot 3072, (2025)

Spink

Auction: 13021 - The award winning "Medina" collection of India Part I., Lot 15

Provenance

Magnolia Medina

•2025, Robert A. Siegel Sale No. 1325, Lot 3072

Same office

Other recorded marks at Tipperah

3 marks

3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tipperah 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 November 1817 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tipperah HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 3072, (2025); Spink, Auction: 13021 - The award winning "Medina" collection of India Part I., lot 15.