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Date
1825
Description
GORUCKPOOR — 12 January 1825. Half entire letter bearing a superb strike of the circular Giles Type 1 “GORUCKPOOR POST OFFICE / 12 Jany / 1825” handstamp, with manuscript “Post Pd 8 as” rate endorsement. Addressed to “St. Clark Esqr / proceeding down the river on board his boat / Bhagulpore.” A very scarce and particularly fine example of this early pre-stamp double-circle postmark, further enhanced by its unusual river-boat destination. Flaps repaired. Fine.
Auction
2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet, Lot 40110, (2026)
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 Goruckpoor pre stamp cover
COV-5791 is a Goruckpoor pre stamp cover of 1825 bearing the Goruckpoor HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Goruckpoor postal history — the office known today as Gorakhpur, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
GORUCKPOOR — 12 January 1825. Half entire letter bearing a superb strike of the circular Giles Type 1 “GORUCKPOOR POST OFFICE / 12 Jany / 1825” handstamp, with manuscript “Post Pd 8 as” rate endorsement. Addressed to “St. Clark Esqr / proceeding down the river on board his boat / Bhagulpore.” A very scarce and particularly fine example of this early pre-stamp double-circle postmark, further enhanced by its unusual river-boat destination. Flaps repaired. Fine.
Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet lot 40110 (2026).
2 images of COV-5791 are recorded; the Goruckpoor HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1821–1838.
Questions about COV-5791
- What is COV-5791?
- COV-5791 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Goruckpoor, North Western Provinces of 1825, bearing the Goruckpoor HG 1 handstamp in black. GORUCKPOOR — 12 January 1825. Half entire letter bearing a superb strike of the circular Giles Type 1 “GORUCKPOOR POST OFFICE / 12 Jany / 1825” handstamp, with manuscript “Post Pd 8 as” rate endorsement. Addressed to “St. Clark Esqr / proceeding down the river on board his boat / Bhagulpore.” A very scarce and particularly fine example of this early pre-stamp double-circle postmark, further enhanced by its unusual river-boat destination. Flaps repaired. Fine.
- How scarce is the Goruckpoor HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Goruckpoor HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1821–1838.
- What is the provenance of COV-5791?
- Its recorded auction history runs through David Feldman SA 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet lot 40110 (2026).
- When was COV-5791 posted?
- COV-5791 is dated 1825, within the recorded period of use of Goruckpoor HG 1 (1821–1838).
About this record
This 1825 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 22 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with David Feldman, 2026 Winter Auction Series — India, Indian States, Nepal, Tibet, lot 40110, (2026).