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COV-371

Buhawulpore HG 1 Cover

Back to census|Buhawulpore HG 1
Buhawulpore HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-371
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Buhawulpore HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-371)
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Scan or Photo Courtesy of Siegel Auction Galleries

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

Robert A. Siegel Auction GalleriesRobert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9042, Lot 10031, — The Magnolia Collection Part 6

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.