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Date
7 February 1831
Description
India, Juanpore, 1831, "JUANPORE/POST OFFICE/Pt Pd" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1). Clear strike with manuscript "8 as" rate and "7th Feby 1831" date marking on back of folded letter to London, England, framed "INDIA LETTER/DOVER" handstamp (Robertson In.2), Calcutta G.P.O. transit and London (Aug. 6) arrival datestamps, manuscript "1/8" rate marking, Fine and scarce marking
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10059, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
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 7 February 1831 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, Sale 9020, lot 10059.