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Date
19 November 1844
Description
India, Tirhoot, 1844, "TIRHOOT/18__ ? November/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 2). Very faint and mostly illegible strike with manuscript "1 a" rate on back of folded mourning letter datelined "Tirhoot, 19 Nov 1844" , addressed to London, England, sender's directive "Overland by Marseilles" , red "INDIA" oval handstamp, bold strike of framed "James Barber & Co./EAST INDIA AGENTS/17 ST. MARY AXE." forwarder handstamp (Rowe Rarity 4), London (Jan. 3) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce forwarder handstamp
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10110, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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 19 November 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Tirhoot HG 2 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10110.