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Date
25 August 1838
Description
India, Hoshungabad, 1838, "HOSHUNGABAD/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Clear strike in violet with manuscript "25 August 1838" date and "13" rate added on back of folded letter to Captain Ouseley in Calcutta, red framed "PM" handstamp, red Calcutta G.P.O. (Sept. 7) arrival backstamp, Very Fine
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10079, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
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 August 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Hoshungabad HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10079.