Scan or Photo Courtesy of Kishore Chandak
Date
31 March 1831
Description
1831 : H. G. 1: BUNDELCUND became British territory in the early eighteenth century and is a track of country in the Upper Provinces, which included the districts of JALUAN, JHANSI, HAMIRPUR and BANDA and that part of ALLAHABAD, which lies south of the JUMNA and GANGES.
Auction
Provenance
Derek Hammond Giles
Same office
Other recorded marks at Bundelcund
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Bundelcund is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this Bundelcund pre stamp cover
COV-772 is a Bundelcund pre stamp cover of 31 March 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?
1831 : H. G. 1: BUNDELCUND became British territory in the early eighteenth century and is a track of country in the Upper Provinces, which included the districts of JALUAN, JHANSI, HAMIRPUR and BANDA and that part of ALLAHABAD, which lies south of the JUMNA and GANGES.
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 164 (Oct. 2000).
1 image of COV-772 is recorded; the Bundelcund HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1831.
Questions about COV-772
- What is COV-772?
- COV-772 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bundelcund, North Western Provinces of 31 March 1831, bearing the Bundelcund HG 1 handstamp in black. 1831 : H. G. 1: BUNDELCUND became British territory in the early eighteenth century and is a track of country in the Upper Provinces, which included the districts of JALUAN, JHANSI, HAMIRPUR and BANDA and that part of ALLAHABAD, which lies south of the JUMNA and GANGES.
- 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-772?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 164 (Oct. 2000).
- When was COV-772 posted?
- COV-772 is dated 31 March 1831, within the recorded period of use of Bundelcund HG 1 (1831).
About this record
This 31 March 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 Spink, lot 164, (Oct. 2000).