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23 July 1826 Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 Cover

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23 July 1826 Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-1023
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Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-1023)
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Date

23 July 1826

Description

India, Kurnaul, 1826, "KURNAL/POST PAID/18__" Boxed Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike with manuscript "23 July (18)26" date and "1-8 ans" rate added on back of folded letter to Lieut Colonel H.H. Pepper in Madras, Madras (Aug. 21) arrival backstamp, Very Fine

Auction

SpinkSpink

Lot 117, (Dec. 1999)

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Lot 10057

Provenance

"Magnolia" Dr. Soli Contractor

Same office

Other recorded marks at Kurnaul (NWP)

5 marks

5 other pre-1854 postal markings of Kurnaul (NWP) are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.

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About this record

This 23 July 1826 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kurnaul (NWP) 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 Spink, lot 117, (Dec. 1999); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, lot 10057.