COV-307
19 September 1837 Rajputana HG 5 Cover
Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries
Date
19 September 1837
Description
India, Rajpootana, 1837, "RAJPOOTANA/BEARg/18_" Oval Handstamp (Giles 5). Faint but legible strike with manuscript "19 Sept. (18) 57" date and "13 as" rate added on back of folded letter originating in England and datelined "Blackheath April 20th-28th, 1837" , addressed to Surgeon in the 22nd Infantry in Nuseerabad (via Calcutta), red Calcutta (Sept. 14) transit and rate handstamp on back, cover with some minor edgewear, Fine and scarce incoming military use
Auction
Sale 9020, Lot 10116, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5
Provenance
"Magnolia"
Same office
Other recorded marks at Rajputana
8 marks8 other pre-1854 postal markings of Rajputana are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 19 September 1837 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Rajputana HG 5 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10116.