COV-263

Kythul HG 1 Cover

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Kythul HG 1 pre stamp cover — COV-263 — front

Kythul HG 1 pre stamp cover — back (COV-263) — back

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Description

India, Kythul, 1840s, "KYTHUL/184_ JULY/BEARING" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1). Bold strike with manuscript "14" date and "1" (anna) rate markings on back of petite native cover to Loodhiana, Very Fine and quite scarce, this is the example used in the Giles book

Auction

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Sale 9020, Lot 10072, — The Magnolia Collection Part 5

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Kythul HG 1 handstamp of the Punjab, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 2 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 9020, lot 10072.