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Date
8 November 1824
Description
Siegel - India, Ghazeepore, 1824, "GHAZEEPORE FULL POST Pd" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 2). Mostly complete handstamp with manuscript "10as" rate and "8 Nov. 1824" date marking on back of folded letter to London, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON" handstamp (Robertson In. 3a), Calcutta General Post Office (Nov. 24, Giles SD8a) transit and red London (Apr. 14, 1825) arrival datestamps, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, Very Fine, noted as "scarce" by Giles Cavendish - SOUTHAMPTON/GHAZEEPORE - BOXED INDIA LETTER & RARE 2-RING “FULL POST Pd” MARKS, ETC.; Fine 7 Nov. 1824 EL (long family letter; full typed transcript) from “Ghazipore” to London with a mostly fine large rare distinctive 2-ring “GHAZEEPORE FULL POST Pd” (HG2; “Scarce” - believed to be only one other example recorded!) on the top flap alongside a very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON” (Rob. In.1); plus 5 Jan. 1822 EL (typed transcript) from “Nuseerabad” to London “Per Ship Fairlie” with a Calcutta c.d.s. (25 Jan.) and a very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON” (Rob. In.1) both nicely placed on the front. Good pair; the Ghazeepore mark is an Important Indian Prestamp Exhibition Item. (2 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia" Derek Hammond Giles Michael Manning
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Other recorded marks at Ghazeepore
10 marks10 other pre-1854 postal markings of Ghazeepore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Ghazeepore HG 1handstampBlack1815–1832
- Ghazeepore HG 3handstampBlack1826
- Ghazeepore HG 4handstampBlack1829
- Ghazeepore HG 5handstampBlack1831–1839
- Ghazeepore HG 6handstampBlack1835–1836
- Ghazeepore HG 7handstampBlack1838
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About this Ghazeepore pre stamp cover
COV-236 is a Ghazeepore pre stamp cover of 8 November 1824 bearing the Ghazeepore HG 2 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Ghazeepore postal history — the office known today as Ghazipur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Siegel - India, Ghazeepore, 1824, "GHAZEEPORE FULL POST Pd" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 2). Mostly complete handstamp with manuscript "10as" rate and "8 Nov. 1824" date marking on back of folded letter to London, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON" handstamp (Robertson In. 3a), Calcutta General Post Office (Nov. 24, Giles SD8a) transit and red London (Apr. 14, 1825) arrival datestamps, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, Very Fine, noted as "scarce" by Giles Cavendish - SOUTHAMPTON/GHAZEEPORE - BOXED INDIA LETTER & RARE 2-RING “FULL POST Pd” MARKS, ETC.; Fine 7 Nov. 1824 EL (long family letter; full typed transcript) from “Ghazipore” to London with a mostly fine large rare distinctive 2-ring “GHAZEEPORE FULL POST Pd” (HG2; “Scarce” - believed to be only one other example recorded!) on the top flap alongside a very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON” (Rob. In.1); plus 5 Jan. 1822 EL (typed transcript) from “Nuseerabad” to London “Per Ship Fairlie” with a Calcutta c.d.s. (25 Jan.) and a very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON” (Rob. In.1) both nicely placed on the front. Good pair; the Ghazeepore mark is an Important Indian Prestamp Exhibition Item. (2 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 176 (Oct. 2000); Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 197 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10043 (Mar. 2025).
2 images of COV-236 are recorded (front, back); the Ghazeepore HG 2 mark itself is recorded in use 1824–1826.
Questions about COV-236
- What is COV-236?
- COV-236 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Ghazeepore, North Western Provinces of 8 November 1824, bearing the Ghazeepore HG 2 handstamp in black. Siegel - India, Ghazeepore, 1824, "GHAZEEPORE FULL POST Pd" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 2). Mostly complete handstamp with manuscript "10as" rate and "8 Nov. 1824" date marking on back of folded letter to London, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON" handstamp (Robertson In. 3a), Calcutta General Post Office (Nov. 24, Giles SD8a) transit and red London (Apr. 14, 1825) arrival datestamps, manuscript "1/-" rate marking, Very Fine, noted as "scarce" by Giles Cavendish - SOUTHAMPTON/GHAZEEPORE - BOXED INDIA LETTER & RARE 2-RING “FULL POST Pd” MARKS, ETC.; Fine 7 Nov. 1824 EL (long family letter; full typed transcript) from “Ghazipore” to London with a mostly fine large rare distinctive 2-ring “GHAZEEPORE FULL POST Pd” (HG2; “Scarce” - believed to be only one other example recorded!) on the top flap alongside a very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON” (Rob. In.1); plus 5 Jan. 1822 EL (typed transcript) from “Nuseerabad” to London “Per Ship Fairlie” with a Calcutta c.d.s. (25 Jan.) and a very fine boxed “INDIA LETTER/SOUTHAMPTON” (Rob. In.1) both nicely placed on the front. Good pair; the Ghazeepore mark is an Important Indian Prestamp Exhibition Item. (2 covers) PHOTO - see opposite
- How scarce is the Ghazeepore HG 2 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Ghazeepore HG 2 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1824–1826.
- What is the provenance of COV-236?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Spink lot 176 (Oct. 2000); Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd Manning lot 197 (Sept. 2015); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10043 (Mar. 2025).
- When was COV-236 posted?
- COV-236 is dated 8 November 1824, within the recorded period of use of Ghazeepore HG 2 (1824–1826).
About this record
This 8 November 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Ghazeepore HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 176, (Oct. 2000); Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Manning, lot 197, (Sept. 2015); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10043, (Mar. 2025).