COV-1017
26 June 1833 Juanpore HG 1 Cover


Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
26 June 1833
Description
India, Juanpore, 1833, "JUANPORE/POST OFFICE/Pt Pd" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear though slightly blurry strike with manuscript "26 June 1833" date added on back of folded letter to Patna, Very Fine strike
Auction
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Juanpore
1 markOne other pre-1854 postal marking of Juanpore is recorded in the census. Compare it against this mark to place your cover.
About this record
This 26 June 1833 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Juanpore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 8 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 10046.

