How scarce is the Bundelcund HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Bundelcund HG 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831.

When was COV-5262 posted?

COV-5262 is dated 23 July 1831, within the recorded period of use of Bundelcund HG 1 (1831).

COV-5262

23 July 1831 Bundelcund Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 23 July 1831, Bundelcund HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-5262)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bundelcund HG 1, scan 2 (COV-5262)

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Date

23 July 1831

Description

India, Bundelcund, 1831, "BUNDELCUND/Pt Pd/18__" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear and mostly complete strike with manuscript "23 July (18) 31" date and rate added on back of folded letter to Calcutta, red "PM" handstamp, Calcutta arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike of this exceptionally rare marking, Giles records only two examples known, the other from Mar. 1831

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History, Part 8 (Sale 9061, 21 October 2026), Lot 10047, (2026)

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Other recorded marks at Bundelcund

1 mark

One other pre-1854 postal marking of Bundelcund is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.

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About this Bundelcund pre stamp cover

COV-5262 is a Bundelcund pre stamp cover of 23 July 1831 bearing the Bundelcund HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Bundelcund postal history — the office known today as Bundelkhand, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?

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 10047 (2026).

2 images of COV-5262 are recorded; the Bundelcund HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1831.

Questions about COV-5262

What is COV-5262?: COV-5262 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bundelcund, North Western Provinces of 23 July 1831, bearing the Bundelcund HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Bundelcund, 1831, "BUNDELCUND/Pt Pd/18__" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear and mostly complete strike with manuscript "23 July (18) 31" date and rate added on back of folded letter to Calcutta, red "PM" handstamp, Calcutta arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike of this exceptionally rare marking, Giles records only two examples known, the other from Mar. 1831
How scarce is the Bundelcund HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Bundelcund HG 1 as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1831.
What is the provenance of COV-5262?: 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 10047 (2026).
When was COV-5262 posted?: COV-5262 is dated 23 July 1831, within the recorded period of use of Bundelcund HG 1 (1831).

About this record

This 23 July 1831 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bundelcund HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark with 2 examples recorded in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. 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 10047, (2026).