COV-2262
23 February 1838 Kurnaul (NWP) HG 3 Cover
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Date
23 February 1838
Description
GRAVESEND INDIA LETTERS GROUP - BLACK OR RED - EX BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, KURNAUL OR SYDNEY; 1824/26/32 trio with boxed "INDIA LETTER/GRAVESEND" black boxed types (one v. fine; ex Bombay?, Calcutta or unknown), Feb. 1838 EL (cross-written family news) with scarce red type (overstruck) along with mainly fine scarce claret-purple boxed "KURNAUL/Paid [1 Rs]" ds on reverse, and fine Apr. 1838 EL ex Sydney (N.S.W.) with v. fine script-type boxed "India Letter/Gravesend". (5 covers) Cross Reference: NEW SOUTH WALES, SHIP LETTERS, KENT
Auction
Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, Lot 488, (4th Sep 2024)
Same office
Other recorded marks at Kurnaul (NWP)
5 marks5 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.
About this record
This 23 February 1838 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kurnaul (NWP) HG 3 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 3 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd, Worldwide & Great Britain Stamps & Postal History, lot 488, (4th Sep 2024).