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COV-239

17 December 1824 Goruckpoor HG 1 Cover

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17 December 1824 Goruckpoor HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-239
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Goruckpoor HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-239)
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Date

17 December 1824

Description

India, Goruckpoor, 1824, "GORUCKPOOR POST OFFICE/18__" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and complete strike over flap with manuscript "17 Dec (18) 24" date and "Post pd. 4 as" rate markings on back of folded cover to Ghazeepore, Extremely Fine, rarely found this well-struck

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 179, (Oct. 2000)

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9020, Lot 10046, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5

Provenance

"Magnolia" Derek Hammond Giles

Same office

Other recorded marks at Goruckpoor

4 marks

4 other pre-1854 postal markings of Goruckpoor are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 17 December 1824 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Goruckpoor HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 19 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 179, (Oct. 2000); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10046.