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COV-362

Bhawndy HG 1 Cover

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Bhawndy HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-362
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Bhawndy HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-362)
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Description

India, Bhawndy, ca. 1830s, "BHAWNDY/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Faint but legible strike on back of ca. 1830s petite native cover to Delhi, Delhi (Oct. 6) arrival backstamp, opening flaw to front panel, Fine and scarce

Auction

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Sale 9042, Lot 10022, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6

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Other recorded marks at Bhawndy

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Bhawndy is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bhawndy HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay 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 10022.