COV-568

19 October 1837 Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 Cover

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19 October 1837 Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-568 — front

Kurnaul (NWP) HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-568) — back

Scan or Photo Courtesy of Gowtham BJ

Date

19 October 1837

Description

Kurnaul: 1.837 (19 Oct.) entire letter to Calcutta showing, on reverse, fine fiamed "runrsar/posr paro" d.s. (HG 1) completed for 14a.; the contents refer to a duel benveen rwo Oficers resulting in the death of one and the Court Martial of the other. Photo

Auction

Spink

Giles, Lot 181, (Oct. 2000)

Provenance

Derek Hammond Giles

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 19 October 1837 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, Giles, lot 181, (Oct. 2000).