COV-3946 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bundelcund, North Western Provinces of 1823, bearing the Bundelcund HG 1A handstamp in black. India 1823 Prestamp cover sent from Keitah, stamped w/ BUNDELSUND FREE via Calcutta to Yorkshire, redirected to Bradford - Unrecorded Post Office and marking - Very Rare

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

The census grades Bundelcund HG 1A as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823.

When was COV-3946 posted?

COV-3946 is dated 1823, within the recorded period of use of Bundelcund HG 1A (1823).

COV-3946

1823 Bundelcund Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — 1823, Bundelcund HG 1A handstruck folded letter (COV-3946)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bundelcund HG 1A, scan 2 (COV-3946)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bundelcund HG 1A, scan 3 (COV-3946)

Pre-stamp cover of India — Bundelcund HG 1A, scan 4 (COV-3946)

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Sephils

Date

1823

Description

India 1823 Prestamp cover sent from Keitah, stamped w/ BUNDELSUND FREE via Calcutta to Yorkshire, redirected to Bradford - Unrecorded Post Office and marking - Very Rare

Auction

Sephils

57, Lot 0136, (2024)

Same office

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.

Bundelcund HG 1handstampBlack1831

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About this Bundelcund pre stamp cover

COV-3946 is a Bundelcund pre stamp cover of 1823 bearing the Bundelcund HG 1A 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?

India 1823 Prestamp cover sent from Keitah, stamped w/ BUNDELSUND FREE via Calcutta to Yorkshire, redirected to Bradford - Unrecorded Post Office and marking - Very Rare

Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 57 lot 0136 (2024).

4 images of COV-3946 are recorded; the Bundelcund HG 1A mark itself is recorded in use 1823.

Questions about COV-3946

What is COV-3946?: COV-3946 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Bundelcund, North Western Provinces of 1823, bearing the Bundelcund HG 1A handstamp in black. India 1823 Prestamp cover sent from Keitah, stamped w/ BUNDELSUND FREE via Calcutta to Yorkshire, redirected to Bradford - Unrecorded Post Office and marking - Very Rare
How scarce is the Bundelcund HG 1A mark on this cover?: The census grades Bundelcund HG 1A as 2 examples recorded, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1823.
What is the provenance of COV-3946?: Its recorded auction history runs through Sephils 57 lot 0136 (2024).
When was COV-3946 posted?: COV-3946 is dated 1823, within the recorded period of use of Bundelcund HG 1A (1823).

About this record

This 1823 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Bundelcund HG 1A 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 Sephils, 57, lot 0136, (2024).