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Date
26 April 1836
Description
Sultanpore: 1836 (26 April) entire letter (climatically toned) to Azimghur showing a fair to good strike of the rare "SULTANPORE/OUDE/P. P./18" with rest of date and rate (3as) in manuscript (HG 1).
Auction
Provenance
Dr. Soli Contractor
Same office
Other recorded marks at Sultanpore
2 marks2 other pre-1854 postal markings of Sultanpore are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
About this record
This 26 April 1836 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sultanpore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Spink, lot 196.