COV-404

25 October 1841 Dharwar HG 2 Cover

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25 October 1841 Dharwar HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-404 — front

Dharwar HG 2 pre stamp cover — back (COV-404) — back

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Date

25 October 1841

Description

India, Dharwar, 1841, "DHARWAR/FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold and clear strike in red with manuscript "25 October 1841" date added on back of folded cover (missing inner panel) to India House in London, England, sender's directive "per Steamer, via Falmouth" , red "INDIA" in oval handstamp, London (Dec. 1) arrival backstamp, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, cover with stained vertical file fold, Very Fine strike

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9042, Lot 10065, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6

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Other recorded marks at Dharwar

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About this record

This 25 October 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Dharwar HG 2 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 10065.