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Date
9 May 1844
Description
India, Malwan, 1844, "MALWAN/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear strike in red with manuscript "9 May 1844" date and "4 A" rate added on back of cover to Corfu, Ionian Islands, sender's directive "via Suez & Alexandria" , red framed "INDIA PAID" and "Forwarded by R. Duckworth & Co. Malta" forwarder's handstamps, manuscript "5" and red "11" rate markings, Very Fine, an exceptional destination for any 19th century cover from India, particularly so with an unrecorded postal marking from a small town such as Malwan
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10063, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
Other recorded marks at Malwan
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Malwan is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 9 May 1844 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Malwan HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10063.