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Date
1836
Description
India, Tirhoot, 1836, "TIRHOOT POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but legible strike with manuscript "(18)36 11 Nove" date and "1 As 2" rate added on back of folded letter to Agra, forwarded to Allahabad, Chunar, Buxar, then Dinapore, red "ALLAHABAD/BEAR/18__" (Giles 3) and "BUXAR/BEARg/18__" (Giles 1) with manuscript "2 Rs" rate and "26 Novr (18)36" date added on back, cover with opening tears on backpanel affecting Allahabad and Buxar markings, cover with overall toning, still Fine strikes, an exceptional combination of markings, very few of the Buxar Bearing markings in particular are known (this is the example used by Giles for the tracing in his book)
Auction
9042 11/26/2025 The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History, Part 6, Lot 10109
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Tirhoot
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Tirhoot are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tirhoot HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, 9042 11/26/2025 The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History, Part 6, lot 10109.