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Date
18 October 1840
Description
MAIL TO G.B. - RARE FREE "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" EX CALCUTTA, 2-RING BENARES/POST PAID, ETC.; 1824-47 covers inc. 1824 front+flap with early faint 2-ring "BENARES/POST PAID" [ex H. Giles], 1834 E with scarce red boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" (oval Madras ds), large part long Dec. 1838 E from Calcutta (fine red boxed Ship Letter ds on flap) to "India Board, London" and so free of postage having a fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" on the front endorsed "Per Ship Esperance" (free India Letters are rare), 1842/7 trio via Falmouth/Southampton with boxed "Paid" ds of Madras/"BUDAON" [latter ex H. Giles] or Calcutta SL d.s., and front+flap with fine scarce red "MADRAS/SHIP LETTER/FREE" ds [ex H. Giles]. Plus 1833/43 pair of letters ex Lucknow (no envs.). (10 items) Cross Reference: FREE MAIL, SHIP LETTERS, FREES, KENT
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 480, (4th Sep 2024)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Budaon
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Budaon is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Budaon pre stamp cover
COV-2247 is a Budaon pre stamp cover of 18 October 1840 bearing the Budaon HG 1 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Budaon postal history — the office known today as Budaun, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
MAIL TO G.B. - RARE FREE "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" EX CALCUTTA, 2-RING BENARES/POST PAID, ETC.; 1824-47 covers inc. 1824 front+flap with early faint 2-ring "BENARES/POST PAID" [ex H. Giles], 1834 E with scarce red boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" (oval Madras ds), large part long Dec. 1838 E from Calcutta (fine red boxed Ship Letter ds on flap) to "India Board, London" and so free of postage having a fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" on the front endorsed "Per Ship Esperance" (free India Letters are rare), 1842/7 trio via Falmouth/Southampton with boxed "Paid" ds of Madras/"BUDAON" [latter ex H. Giles] or Calcutta SL d.s., and front+flap with fine scarce red "MADRAS/SHIP LETTER/FREE" ds [ex H. Giles]. Plus 1833/43 pair of letters ex Lucknow (no envs.). (10 items) Cross Reference: FREE MAIL, SHIP LETTERS, FREES, KENT
Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 480 (4th Sep 2024).
1 image of COV-2247 is recorded (front); the Budaon HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1839–1847.
Questions about COV-2247
- What is COV-2247?
- COV-2247 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Budaon, North Western Provinces of 18 October 1840, bearing the Budaon HG 1 handstamp in red. MAIL TO G.B. - RARE FREE "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" EX CALCUTTA, 2-RING BENARES/POST PAID, ETC.; 1824-47 covers inc. 1824 front+flap with early faint 2-ring "BENARES/POST PAID" [ex H. Giles], 1834 E with scarce red boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" (oval Madras ds), large part long Dec. 1838 E from Calcutta (fine red boxed Ship Letter ds on flap) to "India Board, London" and so free of postage having a fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/DEAL" on the front endorsed "Per Ship Esperance" (free India Letters are rare), 1842/7 trio via Falmouth/Southampton with boxed "Paid" ds of Madras/"BUDAON" [latter ex H. Giles] or Calcutta SL d.s., and front+flap with fine scarce red "MADRAS/SHIP LETTER/FREE" ds [ex H. Giles]. Plus 1833/43 pair of letters ex Lucknow (no envs.). (10 items) Cross Reference: FREE MAIL, SHIP LETTERS, FREES, KENT
- How scarce is the Budaon HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Budaon HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1839–1847.
- What is the provenance of COV-2247?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History lot 480 (4th Sep 2024).
- When was COV-2247 posted?
- COV-2247 is dated 18 October 1840, within the recorded period of use of Budaon HG 1 (1839–1847).
About this record
This 18 October 1840 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Budaon HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 480, (4th Sep 2024).