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Date
1843
Description
India, Mynpooree, 1843, "MYNPOORY/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2). Bold strike in red with manuscript "20th Novr 43" date and "10 as" rate added on back of large part of folded letter (missing side flaps) to London, England, sender's directive "By overland from Bombay via Falmouth" , framed "PM" and red "INDIA" oval handstamps, Bombay (Nov. 23) transit and London arrival backstamps, Very Fine and presumably quite scarce
Auction
Sale 9054, Lot 10077, — The Magnolia Collection Part 7
Same office
Other recorded marks at Mynpooree
3 marks3 other pre-1854 postal markings of Mynpooree are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 1843 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Mynpooree HG 2 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9054, lot 10077.