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 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 — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 164, (Oct. 2000).