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Date
1841
Description
India, Hursole, 1841, "HURSOLE/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike with manuscript "9 Oct 41" date and "6 as" rate marking on folded letter to Bombay, accompanied by printed transcription of letter, cover with some minor edgewear, Very Fine
Auction
Robert A. Siegel Sale 9054, Lot 10045, (05/14/2026)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Hursole
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Hursole is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Hursole pre stamp cover
COV-1016 is a Hursole pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Hursole HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Hursole postal history — the office known today as Harsol, Bombay Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Hursole, 1841, "HURSOLE/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike with manuscript "9 Oct 41" date and "6 as" rate marking on folded letter to Bombay, accompanied by printed transcription of letter, cover with some minor edgewear, Very Fine
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Robert A. Siegel Sale 9054 lot 10045 (05/14/2026).
2 images of COV-1016 are recorded (front, back); the Hursole HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1841–1844.
Questions about COV-1016
- What is COV-1016?
- COV-1016 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Hursole, Bombay Presidency of 1841, bearing the Hursole HG 2 handstamp in black. India, Hursole, 1841, "HURSOLE/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike with manuscript "9 Oct 41" date and "6 as" rate marking on folded letter to Bombay, accompanied by printed transcription of letter, cover with some minor edgewear, Very Fine
- How scarce is the Hursole HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Hursole HG 2 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1841–1844.
- What is the provenance of COV-1016?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Robert A. Siegel Sale 9054 lot 10045 (05/14/2026).
- When was COV-1016 posted?
- COV-1016 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Hursole HG 2 (1841–1844).
About this record
This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hursole HG 2 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 5 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Robert A. Siegel Sale 9054, lot 10045, (05/14/2026).