COV-2674
25 January 1856 Broach HG 3 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
25 January 1856
Description
India, 1854, ½a Indigo, Die II (2D; SG 7). Huge to large margins, slight overall toning, tied by barred "28" cancel with red framed "BARODA/1856 JAN 24/Paid" datestamp (Giles 1) on blue folded letter to Broach, red framed "BROACH/1856 JAN 25/Paid" arrival datestamp (unrecorded by Giles), cover with some ink erosion (mostly on internal letter) and some toned spots, otherwise Fine, a scarce cover between two former Dutch Surat towns
Auction
Sale 1360 - The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, Lot 64, (2025)
Provenance
Magnolia
Same office
Other recorded marks at Broach
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Broach are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 25 January 1856 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Broach HG 3 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 4 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1360 - The Magnolia Collection: India Stamps and Postal History, Part 5, lot 64, (2025).