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Date
28 June 1858
Description
INDIA, 1854, 2a Green (5; SG 31). Horizontal pair, large balanced margins, tied by two crisp strikes of barred "121" cancel (Cooper Ty. 4) on blue cover to Cowfold, England, sender's directive "via Southampton", red framed Warree Paid handstamp (Giles unrecorded) with manuscript "28 6 58" (Jun. 28, 1858) date added on back, red framed "INDIA PAID" handstamp on back, Bombay and London (Aug. 13) transit and Horsham (Aug. 13) arrival datestamps, cover with some minor edgewear VERY FINE AND HANDSOME USE OF A 2-ANNAS TYPOGRAPH PAIR ON COVER TO ENGLAND.
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, Lot 6122, (11/14/2023)
Provenance
"Magnolia"
About this record
This 28 June 1858 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Warree HG 1 handstamp of the Bombay Presidency, a mark graded “Rare” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2, lot 6122, (11/14/2023).