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Hand Struck Stamps

COV-200

22 December 1830 Allyghur HG 2 Cover

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22 December 1830 Allyghur HG 2 pre stamp cover — COV-200
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Allyghur HG 2 pre stamp cover — back (COV-200)
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Date

22 December 1830

Description

India, Allyghur, 1830, "ALLYGHUR, POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 2). Excellent and bold strike with manuscript "22 Dec (18) 30" date and "8" (annas) rate on back of folded letter to Calcutta, red "PM" handstamp, Calcutta arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine strike

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 154, (Oct. 2000)

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9020, Lot 10007, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5

Provenance

"Magnolia" Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Allyghur

7 marks

7 other pre-1854 postal markings of Allyghur are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 22 December 1830 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Allyghur HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 154, (Oct. 2000); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10007.