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Date
1849
Description
India, Sultapore, 1849, "SULTAPORE/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Fairly bold strike with manuscript "24 Augt 49" date and "8as" rate markings on back of mourning cover to Mussouree, intact black wax seal of crest, Very Fine and quite scarce, Giles only records this marking in 1849
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About this Sultapore pre stamp cover
COV-322 is a Sultapore pre stamp cover of 1849 bearing the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Sultapore postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Sultapore, 1849, "SULTAPORE/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Fairly bold strike with manuscript "24 Augt 49" date and "8as" rate markings on back of mourning cover to Mussouree, intact black wax seal of crest, Very Fine and quite scarce, Giles only records this marking in 1849
Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 23 (2025); StampBay Stampbay 21th Auction - India Exclusive lot 28 (August 29 2026); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10132.
2 images of COV-322 are recorded (front, back); the Sultapore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1845–1849.
Questions about COV-322
- What is COV-322?
- COV-322 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Sultapore, North Western Provinces of 1849, bearing the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp in black. India, Sultapore, 1849, "SULTAPORE/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Fairly bold strike with manuscript "24 Augt 49" date and "8as" rate markings on back of mourning cover to Mussouree, intact black wax seal of crest, Very Fine and quite scarce, Giles only records this marking in 1849
- How scarce is the Sultapore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Sultapore HG 1 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1845–1849.
- What is the provenance of COV-322?
- Its recorded auction history runs through StampBay 19 lot 23 (2025); StampBay Stampbay 21th Auction - India Exclusive lot 28 (August 29 2026); and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9020 lot 10132.
- When was COV-322 posted?
- COV-322 is dated 1849, within the recorded period of use of Sultapore HG 1 (1845–1849).
About this record
This 1849 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Sultapore HG 1 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 7 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with StampBay, 19, lot 23, (2025); StampBay, Stampbay 21th Auction - India Exclusive, lot 28, (August 29 2026); Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10132.