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Description
India, Buhawulpore, ca. 1840s, "BUHAWULPORE" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear but watery strike on petite native cover, with original enclosure, Fine, believed to be the only recorded example of this postal marking, unlisted in Giles or in any of his supplements
Auction
Sale 9042, Lot 10031, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6
About this Buhawulpore pre stamp cover
COV-371 is a Buhawulpore pre stamp cover bearing the Buhawulpore HG 1 handstamp, recorded in the census of Buhawulpore postal history — the office known today as Bahawalpur, Punjab. What is a pre stamp cover?
India, Buhawulpore, ca. 1840s, "BUHAWULPORE" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear but watery strike on petite native cover, with original enclosure, Fine, believed to be the only recorded example of this postal marking, unlisted in Giles or in any of his supplements
Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10031.
2 images of COV-371 are recorded (front, back); the Buhawulpore HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1840.
Questions about COV-371
- What is COV-371?
- COV-371 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Buhawulpore, Punjab, bearing the Buhawulpore HG 1 handstamp. India, Buhawulpore, ca. 1840s, "BUHAWULPORE" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles Unrecorded). Clear but watery strike on petite native cover, with original enclosure, Fine, believed to be the only recorded example of this postal marking, unlisted in Giles or in any of his supplements
- How scarce is the Buhawulpore HG 1 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Buhawulpore HG 1 as scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1840.
- What is the provenance of COV-371?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Sale 9042 lot 10031.
About this record
This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Buhawulpore HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Scarce” in this census — the only surviving cover with this mark recorded so far. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9042, lot 10031.