COV-245
25 July 1832 Hoshungabad HG 1 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
25 July 1832
Description
India, Hoshungabad, 1832, "HOSHUNGABAD/PtPd/18__" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold and clear strike with manuscript "3 7" (3r7a) rate and "25 July 18( 32 )" date markings on back of folded letter to Captain Ouseley in Calcutta, faint red framed "PM" handstamp, red Calcutta G.P.O. (Aug. 10) arrival backstamp, Very Fine strike
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10053, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Hoshungabad
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Hoshungabad is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 25 July 1832 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hoshungabad HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 10 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10053.