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Date
5 November 1826
Description
India, Benares, 1826, "BENARES POST PAID/18__" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 3). Clear strike with manuscript "Sultanpore 5th November 1825" date added on back of folded outer lettersheet to London, England, red "PM" and framed "INDIA LETTER/MARGATE" handstamps (Robertson In. 2), Calcutta (Nov. 13) transit and London arrival backstamps, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, Fine
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10008, — Magnolia Collection Part 7
Provenance
"Magnolia"
- •2026, Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, Lot 10008, Realized $150— The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 7 (Robert C. Bauer)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Benares
18 marks18 other pre-1854 postal markings of Benares are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Benares HG 1handstampBlack1810–1820
- Benares HG 2handstampBlack1811
- Benares HG 4handstampBlack1827-35
- Benares HG 5handstampBlack1829
- Benares HG 6handstampBlack1832–1835
- Benares HG 7handstampRed1840-53
- Benares HG 8handstampBlack1839–1852
- Benares HG 9handstampRed1839-45
- Benares HG 10handstampRed1839
- Benares HG 11handstampBlack1850–1856
- Benares HG 12handstampRed1845–1850
- Benares HG 13handstampBlack1847-53
- Benares HG 14handstampRed1844
- Benares HG 15handstampBlack1847–1852
- Benares HG 16handstampBlack1845–1851
- Benares HG 17handstampRed1854
- Benares HG 18handstampBlack1851–1854
- Benares MN 1manuscript1808
About this record
This 5 November 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Benares HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 17 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10008. Recorded prices realized: $150, Siegel Auction Galleries, (2026).