COV-1885
17 May 1820 Barelly HG 1 Cover
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Date
17 May 1820
Description
Barelly: 1820 (17 May) entire letter to London showing, on reverse, very rare framed "s,{tsttv/ppd" (HG 1, a little assisted) alongside Calcutta G.P.O. (HG SD8), India Letter Margate h.s. on face; interesting contents giving descriptive details of everyday 1iG of aJudge, both in and out of Court hours
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Barelly
5 marks5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Barelly are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 17 May 1820 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Barelly HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 156.