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Description
India, Budaon, ca. 1840s, "BUDAON/FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 2 -- Unrecorded). Bold strike on back of ca. 1840s long native cover to Raja Biswanath Singh of Rewah, small piece of front panel missing and couple minor insect holes , Very Fine strike, this example is unrecorded by Giles though updated on the digitized listing of the Giles catalogue (www.handstruckstampsindia.com)
Auction
The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), Lot 10044, (2026)
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-5347 is a Budaon pre stamp cover of 2026 bearing the Budaon HG 2 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?
India, Budaon, ca. 1840s, "BUDAON/FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 2 -- Unrecorded). Bold strike on back of ca. 1840s long native cover to Raja Biswanath Singh of Rewah, small piece of front panel missing and couple minor insect holes , Very Fine strike, this example is unrecorded by Giles though updated on the digitized listing of the Giles catalogue (www.handstruckstampsindia.com)
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10044 (2026).
2 images of COV-5347 are recorded; the Budaon HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use —.
Questions about COV-5347
- What is COV-5347?
- COV-5347 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Budaon, North Western Provinces of 2026, bearing the Budaon HG 2 handstamp in red. India, Budaon, ca. 1840s, "BUDAON/FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 2 -- Unrecorded). Bold strike on back of ca. 1840s long native cover to Raja Biswanath Singh of Rewah, small piece of front panel missing and couple minor insect holes , Very Fine strike, this example is unrecorded by Giles though updated on the digitized listing of the Giles catalogue (www.handstruckstampsindia.com)
- How scarce is the Budaon HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Budaon HG 2 as rare, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use —.
- What is the provenance of COV-5347?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026) lot 10044 (2026).
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Budaon HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, 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, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), lot 10044, (2026).