COV-415
25 May 1836 Goruckpoor HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
25 May 1836
Description
India, Goruckpoor, 1836, "GORUCKPORE POST OFFICE/18__" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear though watery strike with manuscript date on back of folded letter datelined May 25, 1836 and addressed to "H. Clark Esqre, Surgeon, 22nd Regt. N.I" in Nuseerabad, Fine strike
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10076, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Goruckpoor
4 marks4 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.
About this record
This 25 May 1836 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 Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10076.