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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 Tirhoot pre stamp cover
COV-1090 is a Tirhoot pre stamp cover of 1836 bearing the Tirhoot HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Tirhoot postal history, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
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)
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 9042 11/26/2025 The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History, Part 6 lot 10109.
2 images of COV-1090 are recorded (front, back); the Tirhoot HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1829–1836.
Questions about COV-1090
- What is COV-1090?
- COV-1090 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Tirhoot, Bengal Presidency of 1836, bearing the Tirhoot HG 1 handstamp in black. 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)
- How scarce is the Tirhoot HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Tirhoot HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1829–1836.
- What is the provenance of COV-1090?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries 9042 11/26/2025 The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History, Part 6 lot 10109.
- When was COV-1090 posted?
- COV-1090 is dated 1836, within the recorded period of use of Tirhoot HG 1 (1829–1836).
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.